Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Romania
Romania: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 26.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Romania, 1981–2021
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 Romania is 26.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Romania peaked at 79.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 125th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 47.0% | — |
| 1982 | 43.4% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 45.5% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 46.6% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 60.7% | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 59.9% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 79.7% | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -86.2% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +40.7% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +2.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 26.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.1%, 34% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 26.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 47% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -86.2% | 79.7% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.0% | 43.4% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 8.0% | 79.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 7.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 24.7% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.0% | 26.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More financial sector data for Romania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Romania?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Romania was 26.6% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Romania ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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).