United Kingdom (2020)
143.8
% of GDP
+12.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+12.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2020) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2020 143.8 +12.5pp
2019 131.3 -1.3pp
2018 132.6 +0.3pp
2017 132.3 +1.6pp
2016 130.7 +1.1pp
2015 129.6 -4.9pp
2014 134.5 -14.1pp
2013 148.6 -11.4pp
2012 160 -9.7pp
2011 169.7 -14.5pp
2010 184.2 -7.2pp
2009 191.4 +0.8pp
2008 190.6 +21.1pp
2007 169.5 +15.9pp
2006 153.6 +10.6pp
2005 143 +5.9pp
2004 137.1 +7.6pp
2003 129.5 +4.5pp
2002 125 +4.8pp
2001 120.2 +5.3pp

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 143.8 % of GDP in 2020. The latest change was +12.5pp. Across 1971–2020 the series ranges from 20.8 in 1971 to 191.4 in 2009.

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 191.4 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 20.8 in 1971. The latest reading of 143.8 in 2020 represents a change of +12.5pp.