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New Zealand
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Global rank#3out of 101 countries
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Historical trend

14511177.343.710.0196019932025New Zealand · 2025: 129.68%New Zealand

Analytical takeaways

  • New Zealand records 129.68% for Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in 2025, ranking #3 globally out of 101 countries.
  • Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) increased from 13.25% in 1960 to 129.68% in 2025, a gain of 116.43%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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