Germany Domestic Credit Growth

2000 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Domestic Credit Growth

  • Germany Domestic Credit shrunk by 100.0 % YoY in May 2025, compared with an increase of 1.0 % YoY in the previous month
  • Germany Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 0.8 %, available from Jan 2000 to May 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 38.8 % in Sep 2011 and a record low of -100.0 % in May 2025

CEIC calculates monthly Domestic Credit Growth from monthly Domestic Credit. The International Monetary Fund provides Domestic Credit in EUR. Domestic Credit Growth prior to December 2002 is based on an older methodology.


Further information about Germany Domestic Credit Growth

  • In the latest reports, Germany Domestic Credit reached 0.0 USD mn in May 2025
  • Money Supply M2 in Germany increased to 4,604.1 USD bn YoY in Oct 2025
  • Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 36.4 USD bn in Oct 2025
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 0.3 Months of Import in Sep 2025
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.5 % in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.2 % in the previous year
  • Household Debt of Germany reached 49.0 % in Jun 2025, accounting for 49.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Germany's Domestic Credit Growth from Jan 2000 to May 2025 in the chart:

Germany Domestic Credit Growth

What was Germany's Domestic Credit Growth in May 2025?

Germany Domestic Credit shrunk by 100.0 % YoY in May 2025, compared with an increase of 1.0 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-100.0 May 2025 1.0 Apr 2025 -100.0 May 2025 38.8 Sep 2011 % monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025

Domestic Credit Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 11.4 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Algeria (%) 15.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Argentina (%) 45.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Armenia (%) 17.1 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1994 - Feb 2026
Australia (%) 5.2 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 20.0 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2026
Bahrain (%) 3.6 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1992 - Mar 2026
Bangladesh (%) 11.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1988 - Feb 2026
Belarus (%) 11.9 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Mar 2026
Belgium (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Bolivia (%) 10.8 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 14.7 Mar 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Mar 2026
Botswana (%) 9.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 11.3 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) -3.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Bulgaria (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 4.1 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Canada (%) 3.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Feb 2026
Chile (%) 3.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1979 - Jan 2026
China (%) 7.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2000 - Mar 2026
Colombia (%) 12.8 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1992 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.7 Mar 2026 monthly Nov 2006 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (%) 8.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) -11.6 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Ecuador (%) 9.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Egypt (%) 25.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Estonia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jun 1993 - May 2025
European Union (%) 0.5 May 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - May 2025
Finland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
France (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Georgia (%) 11.7 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1996 - Mar 2026
Germany (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ghana (%) -9.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - May 2025
Greece (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 7.2 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 8.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Iceland (%) 7.8 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1994 - Feb 2025
India (%) 13.8 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2000 - Feb 2026
Indonesia (%) 11.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Iran (%) 26.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Israel (%) 12.5 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Feb 2026
Italy (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 12.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Mar 2026
Japan (%) 0.1 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2004 - Feb 2026
Jordan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 14.7 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Kenya (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
South Korea (%) 5.6 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.9 Mar 2026 monthly Nov 2008 - Mar 2026
Kuwait (%) 16.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Kyrgyzstan (%) 76.9 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Laos (%) 12.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Latvia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - May 2025
Lebanon (%) -48.1 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2026
Lithuania (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - May 2025
Luxembourg (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -32.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 1985 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 13.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 40.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2026
Malaysia (%) 5.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 7.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Mar 2026
Mauritius (%) 8.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
Mexico (%) 6.3 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2026
Moldova (%) 17.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Mongolia (%) 14.8 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1992 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 10.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Morocco (%) 7.3 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Mozambique (%) 6.2 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2026
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 3.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Netherlands (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1989 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (%) 29.6 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Feb 2026
Norway (%) 4.2 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1986 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 10.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 8.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2009 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) 7.9 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Panama (%) -0.1 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Paraguay (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Peru (%) 13.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2026
Philippines (%) 11.5 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 13.6 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 4.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
Romania (%) 8.8 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Russia (%) 13.2 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia (%) 8.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Serbia (%) 24.0 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2026
Singapore (%) 5.1 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 2.2 May 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2025
Slovenia (%) -86.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2025
South Africa (%) 8.5 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1966 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 10.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Sudan (%) 84.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Sweden (%) -3.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Switzerland (%) 2.6 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Mar 2026

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -59,276.118 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 314,507.152 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,330,957.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,798.121 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,991.688 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,599.816 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.600 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) 16,468.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 156,897.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,279,159.417 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,970,902.063 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 54,214,028.985 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 140,429.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,738,204.645 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 41,845,878.903 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 14,112.465 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1977 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9,280.271 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1990 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,750.041 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 16,030.192 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 352,400.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - Apr 2026
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 11,620,816.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,666,502.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 21,149,954.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,598,512.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,830,479.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,669,527.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 7,351,707.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,162,150.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,460,033.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 13,771,633.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,312,705.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,147,437.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: China (EUR th) 5,708,763.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Exports fob (EUR mn) 150,266.787 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Imports cif (EUR mn) 130,431.733 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob: YoY (%) 1.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Imports cif: YoY (%) 0.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 14.250 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 135.760 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 121.510 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 25,022.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Feb 2026
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 70,143.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Feb 2026
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 15,773.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 23,056.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 681.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 50,888.238 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -16,227.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 67,115.610 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 7,936,265.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 151.3 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,873,834.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 54.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 585.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 243.613 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,316,908.054 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Dec 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,377.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 36,406.381 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 34,336.677 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 23,662.388 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 21,225.006 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,376,962.404 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,674,349.917 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 38,266.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.737 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 499,892.328 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,241,419.548 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1998 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,560.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,222.373 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,554,105.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,825,953.104 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.44 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1949 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 72.66 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 2.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -15.483 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -9.400 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) -10.200 May 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - May 2026
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -77.800 May 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - May 2026
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 88.300 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2026

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