United States (2020)
216.6
% of GDP
+25.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+25.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

United States Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2020) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2020 216.6 +25.2pp
2019 191.4 +11.2pp
2018 180.2 -11.1pp
2017 191.3 +8.5pp
2016 182.8 +2.9pp
2015 179.9 -4.7pp
2014 184.6 +0.6pp
2013 184 +8.9pp
2012 175.1 +0.6pp
2011 174.5 -7.4pp
2010 181.9 -5.6pp
2009 187.5 +2.4pp
2008 185.1 -21.3pp
2007 206.4 +8.1pp
2006 198.3 +9.7pp
2005 188.6 +3.8pp
2004 184.8 +7.4pp
2003 177.4 +15pp
2002 162.4 -8.4pp
2001 170.8 +8.2pp

About this Dataset

United States recorded 216.6 % of GDP in 2020. The latest change was +25.2pp. Across 1971–2020 the series ranges from 89.2 in 1981 to 216.6 in 2020.

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in United States 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 States 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 216.6 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 89.2 in 1981. The latest reading of 216.6 in 2020 represents a change of +25.2pp.