Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Switzerland
Switzerland: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 168.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Switzerland, 1960–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Switzerland is 168.5%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Switzerland peaked at 168.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 1964.
Switzerland ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.0% | — |
| 1961 | 96.9% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 95.2% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 98.0% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 99.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 95.3% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 96.8% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 112.1% | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 116.9% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 118.5% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 122.8% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 124.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 130.6% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 136.8% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 143.8% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 144.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 143.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 143.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 142.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 144.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 146.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 144.5% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 146.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 144.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 150.9% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 141.5% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 136.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 137.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 140.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 142.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 145.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 149.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 152.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 145.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 154.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 152.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 155.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 160.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 162.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 163.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 164.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 168.5% | +2.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 168.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.9%, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 168.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.9% | 95.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.8% | 95.3% | 143.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.9% | 142.7% | 150.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 144.4% | 136.4% | 154.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.1% | 152.8% | 168.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Switzerland?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Switzerland was 168.5% in 2016, 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 168.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 1964.
- How does Switzerland rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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)