Country comparison

Private Sector Credit by Country

Private-sector credit measures lending to households and non-financial firms only, excluding credit to the government. It is the cleanest read on the private economy's leverage trajectory.

Why compare Private Sector Credit across countries?

Private-sector credit is the most direct transmission channel for monetary policy. Sustained accelerations or contractions are leading indicators for both growth and asset prices, and feed into the central-bank reaction function.

How to read the country list

Watch year-over-year growth and the credit-to-GDP gap. Decompose between household and business lending for sector specifics.

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Country / Currency Frequency Unit Source History Links
Peru
PEN / Peruvian Sol
Monthly PEN mn BCRP Coverage metadata updating