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
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Switzerland, 1960–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 168.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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).