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EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years

France had the highest MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years of 21 EU countries in September 2025, at €259.24 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €949.07 million. The median was €18.59 billion. Source: the European Central Bank.

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Highest259,238France
Lowest949.07Malta
Median18,591.9421 EU countries

Map of EU countries, September 2025

Austria: 47,628 EUR millionBelgium: 40,459 EUR millionBulgaria: 3,436.43 EUR millionCyprus: 1,693 EUR millionGermany: 253,265 EUR millionEstonia: 6,013 EUR millionSpain: 129,613 EUR millionFinland: 32,273 EUR millionFrance: 259,238 EUR millionGreece: 15,201 EUR millionCroatia: 4,416 EUR millionIreland: 21,609 EUR millionItaly: 177,900 EUR millionLithuania: 6,549 EUR millionLuxembourg: 22,963 EUR millionLatvia: 2,764 EUR millionMalta: 949.07 EUR millionNetherlands: 73,218 EUR millionPortugal: 18,591.94 EUR millionSlovenia: 2,261.54 EUR millionSlovakia: 7,713.97 EUR million
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EUR million, September 2025. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: ECB, ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, September 2025

France: 259,238 EUR millionFrance259,238Germany: 253,265 EUR millionGermany253,265Italy: 177,900 EUR millionItaly177,900Spain: 129,613 EUR millionSpain129,613Netherlands: 73,218 EUR millionNetherlands73,218Austria: 47,628 EUR millionAustria47,628Belgium: 40,459 EUR millionBelgium40,459Finland: 32,273 EUR millionFinland32,273Luxembourg: 22,963 EUR millionLuxembourg22,963Ireland: 21,609 EUR millionIreland21,609Portugal: 18,591.94 EUR millionPortugal18,591.94Greece: 15,201 EUR millionGreece15,201Slovakia: 7,713.97 EUR millionSlovakia7,713.97Lithuania: 6,549 EUR millionLithuania6,549Estonia: 6,013 EUR millionEstonia6,013Croatia: 4,416 EUR millionCroatia4,416Bulgaria: 3,436.43 EUR millionBulgaria3,436.43Latvia: 2,764 EUR millionLatvia2,764Slovenia: 2,261.54 EUR millionSlovenia2,261.54Cyprus: 1,693 EUR millionCyprus1,693Malta: 949.07 EUR millionMalta949.07France: 259,238 EUR millionFrance259,238Germany: 253,265 EUR millionGermany253,265Italy: 177,900 EUR millionItaly177,900Spain: 129,613 EUR millionSpain129,613Netherlands: 73,218 EUR millionNetherlands73,218Austria: 47,628 EUR millionAustria47,628Belgium: 40,459 EUR millionBelgium40,459Finland: 32,273 EUR millionFinland32,273Luxembourg: 22,963 EUR millionLuxembourg22,963Ireland: 21,609 EUR millionIreland21,609Portugal: 18,591.94 EUR millionPortugal18,591.94Greece: 15,201 EUR millionGreece15,201Slovakia: 7,713.97 EUR millionSlovakia7,713.97Lithuania: 6,549 EUR millionLithuania6,549Estonia: 6,013 EUR millionEstonia6,013Croatia: 4,416 EUR millionCroatia4,416Bulgaria: 3,436.43 EUR millionBulgaria3,436.43Latvia: 2,764 EUR millionLatvia2,764Slovenia: 2,261.54 EUR millionSlovenia2,261.54Cyprus: 1,693 EUR millionCyprus1,693Malta: 949.07 EUR millionMalta949.07
EUR million. Source: ECB, ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesSeptember 2025
EUR million		Change on September 2024
1France259,238+3.2%
2Germany253,265-1.4%
3Italy177,900+9.4%
4Spain129,613-1.5%
5Netherlands73,218+15.8%
6Austria47,628-7.5%
7Belgium40,459+11.4%
8Finland32,273+0.7%
9Luxembourg22,963-4.3%
10Ireland21,609-1.8%
11Portugal18,591.94+22.3%
12Greece15,201+11.3%
13Slovakia7,713.97+10.9%
14Lithuania6,549+18.4%
15Estonia6,013+12.1%
16Croatia4,416+13.5%
17Bulgaria3,436.43+19%
18Latvia2,764+2.4%
19Slovenia2,261.54+5.3%
20Cyprus1,693+66.1%
21Malta949.07+4.2%

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End-of-month stock of loans with original maturity over 1 and up to 5 years from resident MFIs excluding central banks to non-financial corporations resident in the euro area, in EUR millions.

Maturity bands describe original contractual maturity, not remaining maturity or the period for which the interest rate is fixed. End-of-month balances, neither seasonally nor working-day adjusted. The country identifies the reporting monetary financial institutions (MFIs), excluding central banks; borrowers or depositors reside anywhere in the euro area. These are not balances of domestic residents only. Households include non-profit institutions serving households. All currencies are combined and reported in EUR millions. The euro area has changing membership; histories vary and missing values are not filled.

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.

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European Central Bank. ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/BSI/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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European Central Bank. (n.d.). ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E) (EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, 2025-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/BSI/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata

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ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E), EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, 2025-09. European Central Bank, https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/BSI/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-corporate-loan-balances-over-one-to-five-years/eu-countries?period=2025-09. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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European Central Bank. n.d. ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, 2025-09. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/BSI/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-corporate-loan-balances-over-one-to-five-years/eu-countries?period=2025-09.

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European Central Bank (no date) ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E), EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, 2025-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/BSI/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-corporate-loan-balances-over-one-to-five-years/eu-countries?period=2025-09 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years?

France, with €259.24 billion in September 2025, according to the European Central Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years?

Malta, with €949.07 million in September 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: European Central Bank, ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity over 1 to 5 years, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.I.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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