Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 51.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Colombia, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Colombia stood at 51.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Colombia peaked at 54.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1973.
Colombia ranks 83rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.5% | — |
| 1961 | 21.8% | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 22.5% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 21.4% | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 19.1% | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 21.4% | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 22.7% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 21.9% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 19.9% | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 17.5% | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 28.9% | +64.9% |
| 1975 | 29.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 28.0% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 26.9% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 26.7% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 30.1% | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 33.8% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | -28.0% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 25.9% | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 23.4% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 25.2% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 34.8% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | -4.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 51.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 51.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.9%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +64.9% | 17.5% | 28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.7% | 18.8% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.9% | 17.5% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 22.7% | 37.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 30.5% | 23.4% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 20.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 32.3% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 51.7% | 54.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More financial sector data for Colombia
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.26 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 to gdp in Colombia?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Colombia was 51.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1973.
- How does Colombia rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Colombia ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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 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 (IFS line 22d); 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).