Bank loans rose 0% to in the European Union in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans in the European Union reached an all time high of USD 33,698 bil in 2009 and an all time low of USD 12,096 bil in 1999. When compared to European Union's main peers, bank loans in China amounted to USD 19,964 bil, USD 4,461 bil in Japan, USD 843 bil in Russia and USD 9,857 bil in USA in 2017.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 108 countries we follow in terms of bank loans.
| Bank Loans (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Canada | USD bil | 2,124 | 2,347 | 2,714 | 2,678 | 2,987 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD bil | ... | ... | 16,192 | 16,778 | 19,964 | 15,651 | 17,859 | ||||||||||||||
| European Union | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Germany | USD bil | 3,712 | 3,907 | 4,761 | 3,198 | 3,267 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | 1,202 | 1,215 | 1,387 | 1,429 | 1,485 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | USD bil | 4,066 | 4,312 | 4,461 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 232 | 221 | 253 | 271 | 293 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD bil | 675 | 771 | 843 | 806 | 967 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | USD bil | 1,343 | 1,378 | 1,641 | 1,650 | 1,669 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 8,838 | 9,382 | 9,857 | 10,135 | 10,772 |
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