EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year

France had the highest MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year of 21 EU countries in May 2026, at €194.85 billion. Estonia had the lowest, at €436 million. The median was €14.52 billion. Source: the European Central Bank.

Highest194,853France

Lowest436Estonia

Median14,51521 EU countries

Map of EU countries, May 2026

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EUR million, May 2026. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: ECB, ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, May 2026

EUR million. Source: ECB, ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	May 2026 EUR million	Change on May 2025
1	France	194,853	+6.7%
2	Germany	194,384	-1.2%
3	Italy	154,655	+6.5%
4	Netherlands	154,077	+8%
5	Spain	101,017	+3.1%
6	Belgium	50,651	+2.8%
7	Austria	30,451	+9.5%
8	Portugal	17,115.26	+3.2%
9	Luxembourg	15,926	+24.7%
10	Ireland	15,520	+8.7%
11	Greece	14,515	+3.3%
12	Bulgaria	10,930.62	+6.9%
13	Finland	8,249	-6.6%
14	Slovakia	4,933.19	-5.7%
15	Croatia	2,638	+1.2%
16	Cyprus	1,894	+1.8%
17	Slovenia	1,879.97	+5.2%
18	Lithuania	1,490	+6.2%
19	Malta	1,412.11	+18.1%
20	Latvia	623	-25.1%
21	Estonia	436	+5.3%

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About this ranking

End-of-month stock of loans with original maturity up to 1 year 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 up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.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.F.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 up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E) (EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, 2026-05) [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.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata

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ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E), EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, 2026-05. 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.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-corporate-loan-balances-up-to-one-year/eu-countries?period=2026-05. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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European Central Bank. n.d. ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, 2026-05. 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.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-corporate-loan-balances-up-to-one-year/eu-countries?period=2026-05.

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European Central Bank (no date) ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E), EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, 2026-05 [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.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-corporate-loan-balances-up-to-one-year/eu-countries?period=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{European Central Bank}},
  title = {{ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E): EU countries by MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, 2026-05}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-corporate-loan-balances-up-to-one-year/eu-countries?period=2026-05. Publisher attribution: European Central Bank. ECB BSI: MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.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.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which EU country has the highest MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year?

France, with €194.85 billion in May 2026, according to the European Central Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest MFI corporate loan balances, original maturity up to 1 year?

Estonia, with €436 million in May 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 up to 1 year, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.F.1.U2.2240.Z01.E). Retrieved 2026-10-12.