Credit to the private sector in Western Europe in 2024 — 94.71%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 4.25 pp.
2001–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.71 | +5.76 pp |
| 2023 | 88.95 | −4.69 pp |
| 2022 | 93.64 | −2.32 pp |
| 2021 | 95.97 | −2.73 pp |
| 2020 | 98.7 | +9.27 pp |
| 2019 | 89.43 | +1 pp |
| 2018 | 88.42 | +0.86 pp |
| 2017 | 87.57 | −5.6 pp |
| 2016 | 93.17 | +0.84 pp |
| 2015 | 92.33 | +0.19 pp |
| 2014 | 92.14 | −1.76 pp |
| 2013 | 93.9 | −1.11 pp |
| 2012 | 95.01 | +0.17 pp |
| 2011 | 94.84 | −0.87 pp |
| 2010 | 95.71 | −4.18 pp |
| 2009 | 99.88 | +2.55 pp |
| 2008 | 97.33 | +0.52 pp |
| 2007 | 96.81 | −0.34 pp |
| 2006 | 97.16 | −0.06 pp |
| 2005 | 97.22 | +1.39 pp |
| 2004 | 95.83 | −0.93 pp |
| 2003 | 96.76 | −1.05 pp |
| 2002 | 97.81 | −1.15 pp |
| 2001 | 98.96 | — |
Domestic credit to the private sector by financial institutions as a percent of GDP: loans, purchases of non-equity securities, trade credit and other accounts receivable. An indicator of financial development, but of potential risk as well: growth that is too fast relative to GDP is one of the most reliable precursors of banking crises.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.