Singapore: Bank credit to deposits

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 Singapore

Bank credit as percent of bank deposits

 Latest value 94.00
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1963 - 2020
 Average 107.06
 Min - Max 74.04 - 158.22
 Source The International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2020 is 94 percent, a decline from 105.04 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 86.77 percent, based on data from 155 countries. Historically, the average for Singapore from 1963 to 2020 is 107.06 percent. The minimum value, 74.04 percent, was reached in 1968 while the maximum of 158.22 percent was recorded in 1984. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Singapore - Bank credit to deposits - Recent values chart

Historical series
Singapore - Bank credit to deposits - historical chart - 1963-2020




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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