Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Switzerland

Switzerland: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 168.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
168.5%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
6th
of 187 countries
All-time high
168.5%
in 2016
All-time low
95.2%
in 1964
Years of data
47
1960–2016

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Switzerland, 1960–2016

050100150196019882016

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 168.5% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Switzerland peaked at 168.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 1964.

Switzerland ranks 6th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Switzerland, 1960 to 2016.
Year % Change
1960 96.0%
1961 96.9% +1.0%
1962 97.5% +0.6%
1963 97.4% -0.1%
1964 95.2% -2.3%
1965 96.4% +1.3%
1966 95.8% -0.6%
1967 95.7% -0.1%
1968 98.0% +2.3%
1969 99.6% +1.7%
1980 95.3% -4.3%
1981 96.8% +1.7%
1982 112.1% +15.8%
1983 116.9% +4.3%
1984 118.5% +1.4%
1985 122.8% +3.6%
1986 124.0% +1.0%
1987 130.6% +5.3%
1988 136.8% +4.8%
1989 143.8% +5.1%
1990 144.2% +0.3%
1991 143.0% -0.8%
1992 143.1% +0.1%
1993 142.7% -0.3%
1994 144.1% +1.0%
1995 146.5% +1.7%
1996 144.5% -1.3%
1997 146.1% +1.1%
1998 144.3% -1.2%
1999 150.9% +4.6%
2000 141.5% -6.2%
2001 136.4% -3.7%
2002 137.1% +0.6%
2003 140.5% +2.5%
2004 142.1% +1.2%
2005 145.6% +2.4%
2006 149.4% +2.7%
2007 152.7% +2.2%
2008 145.1% -5.0%
2009 154.0% +6.2%
2010 152.8% -0.8%
2011 155.0% +1.5%
2012 160.9% +3.8%
2013 162.6% +1.0%
2014 163.3% +0.5%
2015 164.9% +0.9%
2016 168.5% +2.2%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 168.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.1%, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 168.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.9% 95.2% 99.6% 10
1980s 119.8% 95.3% 143.8% 10
1990s 144.9% 142.7% 150.9% 10
2000s 144.4% 136.4% 154.0% 10
2010s 161.1% 152.8% 168.5% 7

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 3 Cyprus 180.6% compare
  2. 4 China 178.1% compare
  3. 5 Korea 171.5% compare
  4. 7 Cambodia 166.2% compare
  5. 8 Denmark 158.8% compare
  6. 9 New Zealand 144.3% compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Switzerland?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Switzerland was 168.5% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 168.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 1964.
How does Switzerland rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Switzerland ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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).