Australia (2020)
142.3
% of GDP
+6pp YoY
YoY Change
+6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Australia Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2020) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2020 142.3 +6pp
2019 136.3 -3.7pp
2018 140 -0.5pp
2017 140.5 -2.2pp
2016 142.7 +6.3pp
2015 136.4 +7.9pp
2014 128.5 +3.7pp
2013 124.8 +3.5pp
2012 121.3 -0.9pp
2011 122.2 -3.1pp
2010 125.3 +2.7pp
2009 122.6 +0.8pp
2008 121.8 +1.1pp
2007 120.7 +7pp
2006 113.7 +5.2pp
2005 108.5 +5.8pp
2004 102.7 +3.5pp
2003 99.2 +7.9pp
2002 91.3 +2.8pp
2001 88.5 +0.8pp

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 142.3 % of GDP in 2020. The latest change was +6pp. Across 1971–2020 the series ranges from 23.6 in 1971 to 142.7 in 2016.

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Australia from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Australia from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1971–2020 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 142.7 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 23.6 in 1971. The latest reading of 142.3 in 2020 represents a change of +6pp.