EU countries by MFI household loan balances

Germany had the highest MFI household loan balances of 21 EU countries in May 2026, at €2.11 trillion. Latvia had the lowest, at €7.15 billion. The median was €67.81 billion. Source: the European Central Bank.

Highest2,110,315Germany

Lowest7,154Latvia

Median67,80521 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 household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, May 2026

EUR million. Source: ECB, ECB BSI: MFI household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	May 2026 EUR million	Change on May 2025
1	Germany	2,110,315	+1.9%
2	France	1,573,634	+0.4%
3	Spain	706,898	+2.6%
4	Italy	691,897	+2.6%
5	Netherlands	668,347	+5.8%
6	Belgium	276,374	+4.2%
7	Austria	196,927	+2%
8	Portugal	153,295.2	+10%
9	Finland	142,855	-0.2%
10	Ireland	114,947	+4.9%
11	Luxembourg	67,805	+5.6%
12	Slovakia	60,220.4	+8.1%
13	Greece	37,744	-1.9%
14	Bulgaria	30,954.81	+20.6%
15	Croatia	28,730	+11.8%
16	Lithuania	21,107	+19.2%
17	Slovenia	15,304.1	+8.4%
18	Estonia	15,163	+10.4%
19	Malta	11,146.33	+10%
20	Cyprus	10,746	+0.3%
21	Latvia	7,154	+12.2%

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About this ranking

End-of-month stock of loans from resident MFIs excluding central banks to households and non-profit institutions serving households resident in the euro area, in EUR millions.

Loan stocks are outstanding balances, rather than new lending or transaction flows. They differ from ECB adjusted loan series, which account for loan transfers and notional cash pooling. 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 household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.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.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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European Central Bank. (n.d.). ECB BSI: MFI household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E) (EU countries by MFI household loan balances, 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.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E?format=csvdata

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ECB BSI: MFI household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E), EU countries by MFI household loan balances, 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.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-household-loan-balances/eu-countries?period=2026-05. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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European Central Bank. n.d. ECB BSI: MFI household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E). EU countries by MFI household loan balances, 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.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-household-loan-balances/eu-countries?period=2026-05.

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European Central Bank (no date) ECB BSI: MFI household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E), EU countries by MFI household loan balances, 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.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E?format=csvdata, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-household-loan-balances/eu-countries?period=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{european_eu_countries_by_mfi_2026,
  author = {{European Central Bank}},
  title = {{ECB BSI: MFI household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E): EU countries by MFI household loan balances, 2026-05}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mfi-household-loan-balances/eu-countries?period=2026-05. Publisher attribution: European Central Bank. ECB BSI: MFI household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.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.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E?format=csvdata. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which EU country has the highest MFI household loan balances?

Germany, with €2.11 trillion in May 2026, according to the European Central Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest MFI household loan balances?

Latvia, with €7.15 billion 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 household loan balances, unadjusted end-period stock (M.<area>.N.A.A20.A.1.U2.2250.Z01.E). Retrieved 2026-10-12.