Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 55.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1997–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 55.9% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 68.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2001.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.2% | — |
| 1998 | 57.9% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -4.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 55.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 55.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -29.4% | 37.0% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 48.0% | 60.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 26.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 57.5% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 55.9% | 58.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More financial sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1587 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1587 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 55.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)