Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in United States
United States: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 216.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in United States, 1960–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 216.6% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2020. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in United States peaked at 216.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1960.
United States ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.0% | — |
| 1961 | 75.2% | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 80.4% | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 83.3% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 86.3% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 83.7% | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 87.2% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 88.0% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 87.0% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 91.1% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 95.8% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 94.8% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 92.3% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 90.5% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 91.6% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 92.9% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 94.4% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 92.6% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 96.1% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 103.7% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 110.2% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 112.6% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 113.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 117.5% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 114.8% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 119.2% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 118.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 121.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 120.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 130.2% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 137.7% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 146.6% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 157.8% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 171.6% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 162.6% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 170.4% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 161.3% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 175.4% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 182.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 185.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 192.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 199.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 184.9% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 187.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 181.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 174.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 175.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 184.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 184.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 179.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 182.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 191.3% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 180.2% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 191.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 216.6% | +13.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 216.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.9%, 2.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.8% | 71.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.7% | 87.7% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.7% | 89.2% | 117.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.7% | 114.8% | 171.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.1% | 161.3% | 199.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.6% | 174.5% | 191.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.6% | 216.6% | 216.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More financial sector data for United States
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in United States?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in United States was 216.6% in 2020, 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 216.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1960.
- How does United States rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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)