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Credit to General Government, Face Value (% of GDP, Quarterly): Germany

The latest reading SOTW holds for Germany is 63.40% of GDP for 2026-Q1, from Bank for International Settlements.

Reviewed series · Credit & Debt · Quarterly · % of GDP · BIS.CREDIT.GOVERNMENT.GDP.Q · DEU

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Latest
63.40
% of GDP · 2026-Q1
Previous
62.60
% of GDP · 2025-Q4
Earliest held
60.60
% of GDP · 2000-Q1
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Germany · history

% of GDP · Quarterly

Source: Bank for International Settlements. Viewer read 2026-11-12T04:02:29.039Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

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Credit to General Government, Face Value (% of GDP, Quarterly): Germany: 105 readings, newest first. Source: Bank for International Settlements.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
2026-Q163.40
2025-Q462.60
2025-Q362.00
2025-Q261.30
2025-Q161.10
2024-Q461.40
2024-Q361.30
2024-Q260.80
2024-Q161.40
2023-Q461.80
2023-Q362.80
2023-Q262.70
2023-Q163.70
2022-Q464.20
2022-Q365.00
2022-Q265.80
2022-Q166.20
2021-Q467.50
2021-Q367.50
2021-Q267.80
2021-Q168.30
2020-Q467.60
2020-Q368.00
2020-Q265.50
2020-Q159.40
2019-Q458.20
2019-Q359.50
2019-Q259.50
2019-Q160.20
2018-Q460.40
2018-Q361.10
2018-Q261.50
2018-Q162.40
2017-Q463.70
2017-Q365.00
2017-Q266.00
2017-Q166.90
2016-Q468.20
2016-Q369.50
2016-Q270.20
2016-Q170.70
2015-Q471.10
2015-Q371.60
2015-Q272.20
2015-Q174.00
2014-Q474.30
2014-Q375.00
2014-Q275.50
2014-Q176.00
2013-Q477.30
2013-Q377.30
2013-Q278.50
2013-Q179.10
2012-Q479.80
2012-Q379.90
2012-Q280.50
2012-Q179.30
2011-Q478.60
2011-Q379.20
2011-Q279.50
2011-Q180.10
2010-Q481.20
2010-Q373.40
2010-Q273.40
2010-Q172.60
2009-Q472.40
2009-Q371.70
2009-Q270.70
2009-Q167.30
2008-Q465.30
2008-Q364.40
2008-Q264.80
2008-Q163.80
2007-Q463.60
2007-Q364.00
2007-Q265.50
2007-Q165.50
2006-Q466.40
2006-Q367.30
2006-Q267.30
2006-Q167.50
2005-Q467.20
2005-Q367.30
2005-Q266.70
2005-Q166.20
2004-Q465.20
2004-Q365.40
2004-Q264.80
2004-Q164.90
2003-Q463.30
2003-Q362.70
2003-Q261.70
2003-Q161.00
2002-Q459.70
2002-Q359.50
2002-Q258.90
2002-Q158.90
2001-Q458.00
2001-Q357.90
2001-Q257.60
2001-Q158.10
2000-Q459.20
2000-Q360.10
2000-Q260.00
2000-Q160.60

Source: Bank for International Settlements. All 105 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q1. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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