Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in France
France: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 115.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in France, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in France is 115.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in France peaked at 119.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1960.
That places France 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.2% | — |
| 1961 | 22.1% | +9.5% |
| 1962 | 23.6% | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 23.8% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 24.0% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 25.0% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 26.4% | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 28.7% | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 32.1% | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 32.8% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 34.9% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 38.6% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 39.7% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 40.1% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 42.9% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 46.0% | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 71.0% | +54.3% |
| 1979 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 73.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.9% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 80.9% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 83.6% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 87.1% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.6% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 85.1% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 101.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 104.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 119.5% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 115.4% | -3.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 115.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.1%, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 115.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +54.3% | 46.0% | 71.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.8% | 20.2% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.7% | 32.8% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.0% | 71.1% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 80.0% | 93.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 75.6% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 94.1% | 104.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.5% | 115.4% | 119.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
More financial sector data for France
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in France?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in France was 115.4% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 119.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1960.
- How does France rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- France ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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).