{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-private-credit-financial-institutions-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-private-credit-financial-institutions-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-private-credit-financial-institutions-gdp/","title":"Germany Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2020)","description":"Germany's Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP): 85.7 % of GDP in 2020, +6.1pp YoY. World Bank (GFDD.DI.14), 2001–2020.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","World Bank","Germany","2020"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"2001/2020","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2020","variable_measured":"Germany Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GFDD.DI.14?locations=DE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2001–2020"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2020)","value":"85.7","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+6.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+6.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2001","value":112.417},{"period":"2002","value":111.431},{"period":"2003","value":109.941},{"period":"2004","value":106.441},{"period":"2005","value":105.449},{"period":"2006","value":102.07},{"period":"2007","value":97.1286},{"period":"2008","value":97.0048},{"period":"2009","value":98.7698},{"period":"2010","value":88.4913},{"period":"2011","value":84.8983},{"period":"2012","value":83.8071},{"period":"2013","value":82.0984},{"period":"2014","value":79.3078},{"period":"2015","value":78.1214},{"period":"2016","value":77.4545},{"period":"2017","value":77.5944},{"period":"2018","value":78.1242},{"period":"2019","value":79.6158},{"period":"2020","value":85.7135}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2020","value":"85.71","yoyChange":"+6.10pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"79.62","yoyChange":"+1.49pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"78.12","yoyChange":"+0.53pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"77.59","yoyChange":"+0.14pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"77.45","yoyChange":"-0.67pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"78.12","yoyChange":"-1.19pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"79.31","yoyChange":"-2.79pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"82.10","yoyChange":"-1.71pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"83.81","yoyChange":"-1.09pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"84.90","yoyChange":"-3.59pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"88.49","yoyChange":"-10.28pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"98.77","yoyChange":"+1.77pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"97.00","yoyChange":"-0.12pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"97.13","yoyChange":"-4.94pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"102.07","yoyChange":"-3.38pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"105.45","yoyChange":"-0.99pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"106.44","yoyChange":"-3.50pp"},{"year":"2003","value":"109.94","yoyChange":"-1.49pp"},{"year":"2002","value":"111.43","yoyChange":"-0.99pp"},{"year":"2001","value":"112.42","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Germany 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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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 2001–2020 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 112.4 % of GDP in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of 77.5 in 2016. The latest reading of 85.7 in 2020 represents a change of +6.1pp."}]}