Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Portugal

Portugal: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 97.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
97.6%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
27th
of 187 countries
All-time high
159.8%
in 2009
All-time low
38.5%
in 1961
Years of data
60
1960–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Portugal, 1960–2021

5075100125150196019902021

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 97.6% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Portugal peaked at 159.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 1961.

That places Portugal 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Portugal, 1960 to 2021.
Year % Change
1960 38.6%
1961 38.5% -0.2%
1962 39.1% +1.5%
1963 41.5% +6.2%
1964 44.3% +6.7%
1965 46.3% +4.6%
1966 47.2% +2.0%
1967 46.5% -1.5%
1968 48.7% +4.6%
1969 49.1% +0.8%
1970 50.0% +1.9%
1971 55.2% +10.4%
1972 58.6% +6.1%
1973 64.4% +9.9%
1974 56.2% -12.7%
1975 63.3% +12.5%
1976 66.1% +4.5%
1977 62.8% -5.0%
1978 59.0% -6.0%
1979 64.9% +9.9%
1980 65.2% +0.5%
1981 68.9% +5.6%
1982 70.3% +2.1%
1983 71.4% +1.5%
1984 71.0% -0.6%
1985 62.2% -12.4%
1986 55.2% -11.2%
1987 50.8% -8.1%
1988 48.2% -5.0%
1989 45.6% -5.4%
1990 44.4% -2.5%
1991 49.0% +10.3%
1992 52.3% +6.8%
1993 55.4% +5.9%
1994 56.6% +2.2%
1995 62.4% +10.2%
1996 69.2% +10.9%
1997 76.9% +11.1%
1998 88.3% +14.8%
2001 114.9% +30.1%
2002 118.9% +3.5%
2003 120.5% +1.4%
2004 121.1% +0.5%
2005 124.7% +3.0%
2006 133.3% +6.9%
2007 142.2% +6.6%
2008 151.4% +6.5%
2009 159.8% +5.5%
2010 155.5% -2.7%
2011 156.2% +0.4%
2012 152.9% -2.1%
2013 143.0% -6.5%
2014 129.7% -9.3%
2015 119.8% -7.6%
2016 111.2% -7.2%
2017 102.5% -7.8%
2018 96.9% -5.5%
2019 90.2% -6.9%
2020 101.1% +12.1%
2021 97.6% -3.5%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 97.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.1%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 97.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.0% 38.5% 49.1% 10
1970s 60.1% 50.0% 66.1% 10
1980s 60.9% 45.6% 71.4% 10
1990s 61.6% 44.4% 88.3% 9
2000s 131.9% 114.9% 159.8% 9
2010s 125.8% 90.2% 156.2% 10
2020s 99.4% 97.6% 101.1% 2

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 24 Lebanon 101.6% compare
  2. 25 Luxembourg 99.3% compare
  3. 26 San Marino 98.1% compare
  4. 28 Netherlands 97.1% compare
  5. 29 Finland 96.9% compare
  6. 30 Spain 96.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Portugal?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Portugal was 97.6% 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 159.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Portugal ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
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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).