Credit to Government (BIS)
Credit to Government. Bank for International Settlements — Credit statistics, 2018–2025.
Source: Bank for International Settlements — Credit statistics Licence: BIS terms — public data Unit: % of GDP Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
Avg (2025)
72.0
-0.10pp vs 2024
Improving
15
of 28 tracked
Declining
6
period over period
Stable
7
±0.5pp band
Credit to Government
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2018–2025.
Europe & Central AsiaAmericasEast Asia & PacificMiddle East & North Africa
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 59.2 | +6.3pp |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 111 | +4.8pp |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 82.7 | +4.7pp |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 73.8 | +4.6pp |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 88.8 | +3.0pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 178.8 | -18.2pp |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 147.6 | -8.2pp |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 30.3 | -5.7pp |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 88.2 | -4.7pp |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 26.1 | -3.6pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Middle East & North Africa +4.6pp
Americas +2.8pp
Europe & Central Asia -0.10pp
East Asia & Pacific -4.9pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 3 | 91.7 | -4.9pp |
| Americas | 3 | 82.5 | +2.8pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 1 | 73.8 | +4.6pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 21 | 67.7 | -0.10pp |
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