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EU countries by domestic credit to the private sector

Cyprus had the highest domestic credit to the private sector of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 191.8% of GDP. Romania had the lowest, at 26.7% of GDP. The median was 70.9% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest191.8Cyprus
Lowest26.7Romania
Median70.927 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 84.7 % of GDPBelgium: 65.3 % of GDPBulgaria: 49.8 % of GDPCyprus: 191.8 % of GDPCzechia: 50.2 % of GDPGermany: 76.1 % of GDPDenmark: 162.1 % of GDPEstonia: 62.9 % of GDPSpain: 105.2 % of GDPFinland: 94 % of GDPFrance: 101.6 % of GDPGreece: 100.6 % of GDPCroatia: 56 % of GDPHungary: 32.4 % of GDPIreland: 42.6 % of GDPItaly: 80.4 % of GDPLithuania: 41 % of GDPLuxembourg: 100.5 % of GDPLatvia: 43.7 % of GDPMalta: 70.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 109.3 % of GDPPoland: 52.3 % of GDPPortugal: 102.9 % of GDPRomania: 26.7 % of GDPSweden: 132.7 % of GDPSlovenia: 45.5 % of GDPSlovakia: 59.9 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2017. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

Cyprus: 191.8 % of GDPCyprus191.8Denmark: 162.1 % of GDPDenmark162.1Sweden: 132.7 % of GDPSweden132.7Netherlands: 109.3 % of GDPNetherlands109.3Spain: 105.2 % of GDPSpain105.2Portugal: 102.9 % of GDPPortugal102.9France: 101.6 % of GDPFrance101.6Greece: 100.6 % of GDPGreece100.6Luxembourg: 100.5 % of GDPLuxembourg100.5Finland: 94 % of GDPFinland94Austria: 84.7 % of GDPAustria84.7Italy: 80.4 % of GDPItaly80.4Germany: 76.1 % of GDPGermany76.1Malta: 70.9 % of GDPMalta70.9Belgium: 65.3 % of GDPBelgium65.3Estonia: 62.9 % of GDPEstonia62.9Slovakia: 59.9 % of GDPSlovakia59.9Croatia: 56 % of GDPCroatia56Poland: 52.3 % of GDPPoland52.3Czechia: 50.2 % of GDPCzechia50.2Bulgaria: 49.8 % of GDPBulgaria49.8Slovenia: 45.5 % of GDPSlovenia45.5Latvia: 43.7 % of GDPLatvia43.7Ireland: 42.6 % of GDPIreland42.6Lithuania: 41 % of GDPLithuania41Hungary: 32.4 % of GDPHungary32.4Romania: 26.7 % of GDPRomania26.7Cyprus: 191.8 % of GDPCyprus191.8Denmark: 162.1 % of GDPDenmark162.1Sweden: 132.7 % of GDPSweden132.7Netherlands: 109.3 % of GDPNetherlands109.3Spain: 105.2 % of GDPSpain105.2Portugal: 102.9 % of GDPPortugal102.9France: 101.6 % of GDPFrance101.6Greece: 100.6 % of GDPGreece100.6Luxembourg: 100.5 % of GDPLuxembourg100.5Finland: 94 % of GDPFinland94Austria: 84.7 % of GDPAustria84.7Italy: 80.4 % of GDPItaly80.4Germany: 76.1 % of GDPGermany76.1Malta: 70.9 % of GDPMalta70.9Belgium: 65.3 % of GDPBelgium65.3Estonia: 62.9 % of GDPEstonia62.9Slovakia: 59.9 % of GDPSlovakia59.9Croatia: 56 % of GDPCroatia56Poland: 52.3 % of GDPPoland52.3Czechia: 50.2 % of GDPCzechia50.2Bulgaria: 49.8 % of GDPBulgaria49.8Slovenia: 45.5 % of GDPSlovenia45.5Latvia: 43.7 % of GDPLatvia43.7Ireland: 42.6 % of GDPIreland42.6Lithuania: 41 % of GDPLithuania41Hungary: 32.4 % of GDPHungary32.4Romania: 26.7 % of GDPRomania26.7
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
% of GDP		Change on 2016
1Cyprus191.8-24.5 pts
2Denmark162.1-5 pts
3Sweden132.7+3.5 pts
4Netherlands109.3-3.4 pts
5Spain105.2-5.7 pts
6Portugal102.9-8.5 pts
7France101.6+4.1 pts
8Greece100.6-8 pts
9Luxembourg100.5+4.2 pts
10Finland94-0.8 pts
11Austria84.7+1.1 pts
12Italy80.4-4.1 pts
13Germany76.1+0.1 pts
14Malta70.9-8.4 pts
15Belgium65.3+1.7 pts
16Estonia62.9-5.6 pts
17Slovakia59.9+3.2 pts
18Croatia56-3 pts
19Poland52.3-2.1 pts
20Czechia50.2-0.3 pts
21Bulgaria49.8-2.2 pts
22Slovenia45.5-1.7 pts
23Latvia43.7-4.7 pts
24Ireland42.6-4.8 pts
25Lithuania41-1.8 pts
26Hungary32.4-0.9 pts
27Romania26.7-1.9 pts

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About this ranking

Financial corporations' claims on the private sector, including loans, non-equity securities and trade credit, as a percentage of GDP. Some countries include credit to public enterprises.

Can include central banks, deposit banks and other financial corporations, so it is not a bank-loans-only measure. A published zero is valid. The latest year varies by country.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS) (EU countries by domestic credit to the private sector, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS

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Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS), EU countries by domestic credit to the private sector, 2017. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/domestic-credit-private-sector/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). EU countries by domestic credit to the private sector, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/domestic-credit-private-sector/eu-countries?period=2017.

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World Bank (2026) Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS), EU countries by domestic credit to the private sector, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/domestic-credit-private-sector/eu-countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest domestic credit to the private sector?

Cyprus, with 191.8% of GDP in 2017, according to the World Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest domestic credit to the private sector?

Romania, with 26.7% of GDP in 2017.

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