Bank loans as a share of GDP rose 2.37% to 160% in China in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans as a share of GDP in China reached an all time high of 160% in 2017 and an all time low of 66.9% in 1987. When compared to China's main peers, bank loans as a share of GDP in India amounted to 52.7%, 91.9% in Japan, 52.7% in Russia and 50.6% in USA in 2017.
China has been ranked 9th within the group of 108 countries we follow in terms of bank loans as a share of GDP, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 37.4% | 37.7% | 39.4% | 38.4% | 35.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 147% | 155% | 159% | 163% | 169% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 150% | 156% | 160% | 117% | 126% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 112% | 117% | 121% | 83.0% | 83.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 57.9% | 54.1% | 52.7% | 52.8% | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 92.1% | 93.5% | 91.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 21.5% | 22.8% | 23.0% | 22.7% | 22.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | ... | ... | ... | 17.5% | 18.9% | 20.4% | 21.8% | 20.2% | |||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 59.0% | 54.3% | 52.7% | 56.9% | 54.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 101% | 101% | 100% | 97.2% | 100% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42.4% | 46.2% | 47.7% | 50.3% | ... | ... | ... | |||
| USA | % | 48.5% | 50.2% | 50.6% | 49.4% | 50.4% |
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