Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Spain

Spain: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 96.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
96.4%
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
30th
of 187 countries
All-time high
174.0%
in 2009
All-time low
63.2%
in 1986
Years of data
48
1972–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Spain, 1972–2021

050100150197219962021

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 Spain is 96.4%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Spain peaked at 174.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1986.

Spain ranks 30th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Spain, 1972 to 2021.
Year % Change
1972 67.6%
1973 71.4% +5.5%
1974 73.2% +2.6%
1975 76.7% +4.8%
1976 78.7% +2.6%
1977 75.6% -3.9%
1978 70.5% -6.8%
1979 69.8% -1.0%
1980 71.3% +2.1%
1981 74.7% +4.8%
1982 77.1% +3.3%
1983 72.3% -6.2%
1984 66.3% -8.4%
1985 64.3% -3.0%
1986 63.2% -1.7%
1987 66.3% +4.9%
1988 72.7% +9.7%
1989 77.1% +6.0%
1990 76.2% -1.2%
1991 77.6% +2.0%
1992 76.0% -2.2%
1993 74.2% -2.3%
1994 70.8% -4.6%
1995 70.2% -1.0%
1996 70.9% +1.0%
1997 75.9% +7.1%
1998 82.6% +8.8%
2001 94.9% +14.9%
2002 99.3% +4.6%
2003 106.6% +7.3%
2004 116.0% +8.8%
2005 136.0% +17.2%
2006 156.8% +15.3%
2007 167.9% +7.1%
2008 171.2% +1.9%
2009 174.0% +1.6%
2010 172.0% -1.1%
2011 167.8% -2.5%
2012 158.2% -5.7%
2013 146.5% -7.4%
2014 130.6% -10.9%
2015 119.2% -8.7%
2016 111.5% -6.5%
2017 105.1% -5.7%
2018 98.6% -6.2%
2019 93.7% -4.9%
2020 107.5% +14.7%
2021 96.4% -10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 72.9% 67.6% 78.7% 8
1980s 70.5% 63.2% 77.1% 10
1990s 74.9% 70.2% 82.6% 9
2000s 135.9% 94.9% 174.0% 9
2010s 130.3% 93.7% 172.0% 10
2020s 101.9% 96.4% 107.5% 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 27 Portugal 97.6% compare
  2. 28 Netherlands 97.1% compare
  3. 29 Finland 96.9% compare
  4. 31 Austria 93.6% compare
  5. 32 Kuwait 90.9% compare
  6. 33 Aruba 89.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Spain?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Spain was 96.4% 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 174.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1986.
How does Spain rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Spain ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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).