Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Israel
Israel: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 70.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 70.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Israel peaked at 92.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1960.
Israel ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.5% | — |
| 1961 | 13.7% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 17.8% | +20.2% |
| 1965 | 19.7% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 23.0% | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 25.6% | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 27.1% | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | +115.2% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +2.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 70.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.1%, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Israel's 70.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +115.2% | 28.4% | 61.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 13.5% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 61.1% | 71.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 72.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 64.9% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.6% | 70.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More financial sector data for Israel
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Israel?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Israel was 70.2% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Israel ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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).