Argentina: Bank credit to deposits
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| Argentina |
Bank credit as percent of bank deposits |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 70.42 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2017 |
| Average | 101.30 |
| Min - Max | 44.52 - 272.27 |
| Source | The International Monetary Fund |
The latest value from 2017 is 70.42 percent, an increase from 60.39 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 93.08 percent, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 1960 to 2017 is 101.3 percent. The minimum value, 44.52 percent, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 272.27 percent was recorded in 1989.
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Definition: The financial resources provided to the private sector by domestic money banks as a share of total deposits. Domestic money banks comprise commercial banks and other financial institutions that accept transferable deposits, such as demand deposits. Total deposits include demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks.
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| Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets | 23.78 | 2020 | percent |
| Return on assets | 2.05 | 2021 | percent |
| Return on equity | 12.77 | 2021 | percent |
| Banking system z-scores | 9.08 | 2021 | index points |
| Liquid assets to deposits | 34.43 | 2014 | percent |
| Banking system capital to assets | 15.50 | 2020 | percent |
| Non-interest income to total income | 38.89 | 2021 | percent |
| Lending interest rate | 97.02 | 2023 | percent |
| Real interest rate | -16.77 | 2023 | percent |
| Legal rights | 2.00 | 2019 | points |
| Credit information sharing | 8.00 | 2019 | points |