United States (2020)
216.6
% of GDP
+25.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+25.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
2020216.6+25.2pp
2019191.4+11.2pp
2018180.2-11.1pp
2017191.3+8.5pp
2016182.8+2.9pp
2015179.9-4.7pp
2014184.7+0.6pp
2013184+9pp
2012175.1+0.6pp
2011174.5-7.5pp
2010181.9-5.6pp
2009187.5+2.4pp
2008185.1-21.2pp
2007206.4+8.1pp
2006198.3+9.7pp
2005188.6+3.8pp
2004184.8+7.4pp
2003177.4+15pp
2002162.4-8.4pp
2001170.9n/a

About this Dataset

United States recorded 216.6 % of GDP in 2020. The most recent year-on-year change was +25.2pp. The historical series (1990–2020) shows a peak of 216.6 in 2020 and a trough of 110.2 in 1986.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks united states private credit by all financial institutions (% of gdp) in United States, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2020 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 216.6 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 110.2 in 1986. The latest reading of 216.6 in 2020 represents a year-on-year change of +25.2pp.