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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 April 2026, at €256.07 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €1.08 billion. The median was €21.75 billion. Source: the European Central Bank.

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Highest256,065France
Lowest1,078.38Malta
Median21,75021 EU countries

Map of EU countries, April 2026

Austria: 45,993 EUR millionBelgium: 43,966 EUR millionBulgaria: 3,752.96 EUR millionCyprus: 1,754 EUR millionGermany: 249,602 EUR millionEstonia: 5,926 EUR millionSpain: 132,399 EUR millionFinland: 33,531 EUR millionFrance: 256,065 EUR millionGreece: 16,319 EUR millionCroatia: 4,654 EUR millionIreland: 21,750 EUR millionItaly: 188,532 EUR millionLithuania: 7,071 EUR millionLuxembourg: 21,807 EUR millionLatvia: 3,013 EUR millionMalta: 1,078.38 EUR millionNetherlands: 77,647 EUR millionPortugal: 22,112.41 EUR millionSlovenia: 2,602.06 EUR millionSlovakia: 6,832.27 EUR million
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EUR million, April 2026. 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, April 2026

France: 256,065 EUR millionFrance256,065Germany: 249,602 EUR millionGermany249,602Italy: 188,532 EUR millionItaly188,532Spain: 132,399 EUR millionSpain132,399Netherlands: 77,647 EUR millionNetherlands77,647Austria: 45,993 EUR millionAustria45,993Belgium: 43,966 EUR millionBelgium43,966Finland: 33,531 EUR millionFinland33,531Portugal: 22,112.41 EUR millionPortugal22,112.41Luxembourg: 21,807 EUR millionLuxembourg21,807Ireland: 21,750 EUR millionIreland21,750Greece: 16,319 EUR millionGreece16,319Lithuania: 7,071 EUR millionLithuania7,071Slovakia: 6,832.27 EUR millionSlovakia6,832.27Estonia: 5,926 EUR millionEstonia5,926Croatia: 4,654 EUR millionCroatia4,654Bulgaria: 3,752.96 EUR millionBulgaria3,752.96Latvia: 3,013 EUR millionLatvia3,013Slovenia: 2,602.06 EUR millionSlovenia2,602.06Cyprus: 1,754 EUR millionCyprus1,754Malta: 1,078.38 EUR millionMalta1,078.38France: 256,065 EUR millionFrance256,065Germany: 249,602 EUR millionGermany249,602Italy: 188,532 EUR millionItaly188,532Spain: 132,399 EUR millionSpain132,399Netherlands: 77,647 EUR millionNetherlands77,647Austria: 45,993 EUR millionAustria45,993Belgium: 43,966 EUR millionBelgium43,966Finland: 33,531 EUR millionFinland33,531Portugal: 22,112.41 EUR millionPortugal22,112.41Luxembourg: 21,807 EUR millionLuxembourg21,807Ireland: 21,750 EUR millionIreland21,750Greece: 16,319 EUR millionGreece16,319Lithuania: 7,071 EUR millionLithuania7,071Slovakia: 6,832.27 EUR millionSlovakia6,832.27Estonia: 5,926 EUR millionEstonia5,926Croatia: 4,654 EUR millionCroatia4,654Bulgaria: 3,752.96 EUR millionBulgaria3,752.96Latvia: 3,013 EUR millionLatvia3,013Slovenia: 2,602.06 EUR millionSlovenia2,602.06Cyprus: 1,754 EUR millionCyprus1,754Malta: 1,078.38 EUR millionMalta1,078.38
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 countriesApril 2026
EUR million		Change on April 2025
1France256,065-0.2%
2Germany249,602-1.1%
3Italy188,532+10.8%
4Spain132,399-0.3%
5Netherlands77,647+10.4%
6Austria45,993-5%
7Belgium43,966+14%
8Finland33,531+6.1%
9Portugal22,112.41+29.4%
10Luxembourg21,807+1.6%
11Ireland21,750+3.7%
12Greece16,319+12.7%
13Lithuania7,071+14.6%
14Slovakia6,832.27-13%
15Estonia5,926+2.5%
16Croatia4,654+7.4%
17Bulgaria3,752.96+16.4%
18Latvia3,013+8.1%
19Slovenia2,602.06+13.3%
20Cyprus1,754+34%
21Malta1,078.38+21.2%

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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, 2026-04) [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, 2026-04. 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=2026-04. 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, 2026-04. 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=2026-04.

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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, 2026-04 [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=2026-04 (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 €256.07 billion in April 2026, 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 €1.08 billion in April 2026.

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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