Credit to the non-financial sector

BIS statistics

2025-03-11

The data set on credit to the non-financial sector captures borrowing activity by the government sector and the private non-financial sector in more than 40 economies. Quarterly data on credit to the government sector cover on average 20 years, while those on credit to the private non-financial sector on average more than 45 years. The statistics follow the framework of the System of National Accounts. On the lending side, two credit data series are provided. On the one hand, total credit comprises financing from all sources, including domestic banks, other domestic financial corporations, non-financial corporations and non-residents. On the other, bank credit includes credit extended by domestic banks to the private non-financial sector. On the borrowing side, total credit to the non-financial sector is broken down into credit to the government sector and the private non-financial sector, and the latter is further split between non-financial corporations and households (including non-profit institutions serving households). The financial instruments covered comprise currency and deposits (which are mostly zero in the case of credit to the private non-financial sector), loans and debt securities. The sum of these three instruments is defined here as “core debt”. For the government sector, core debt generally represents the bulk of total debt. The statistics follow the framework of the System of National Accounts 2008, which stipulates that outstanding credit instruments should be valued at market values. For credit to the government, data are also provided in nominal (face) values, since these can be useful in some forms of debt sustainability analysis.