Greece's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 178.66 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 27.42% from 246.16 billion in 2014 (3.15% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 178.66 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 156.44 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 246.16 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 333.53 billion | 2010 |
| Lowest | 153 billion | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | 184.73 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 153 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Greece's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 2.4% on 2023 (from 174.46 billion to 178.66 billion).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +1.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.4% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.1% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 6.39 billion a year. A straight line explains 49% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Greece had the 24th highest value of the 40 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Greece in the 2024 ranking
- Kyrgyz Republic — 20th of 40: 334.76 billion
- Portugal — 21st of 40: 333.86 billion
- Nicaragua — 22nd of 40: 188.32 billion
- Comoros — 24th of 40: 157.23 billion
- Slovak Republic — 25th of 40: 108.47 billion
- Vanuatu — 26th of 40: 69.26 billion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 24 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 178,664,910,000 |
| 2023 | 174,459,000,000 |
| 2022 | 171,954,000,000 |
| 2021 | 155,558,000,000 |
| 2020 | 175,178,000,000 |
| 2019 | 156,443,000,000 |
| 2018 | 169,742,000,000 |
| 2017 | 207,360,000,000 |
| 2016 | 219,550,000,000 |
| 2015 | 238,420,150,000 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 1.46 trillion (2025)
- Armenia — 9.58 trillion (2025)
- Austria — 587.58 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 36.87 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 60.23 billion (2021)
- Belgium — 762.57 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 29.62 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 58.79 billion (2024)
- Croatia — 49.55 billion (2024)
- Cyprus — 24.91 billion (2024)
- Czechia
More financial sector data for Greece
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 121.73 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.48% (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 121.48 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$0.88 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$0.88 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.78% (2025)
- Listed domestic companies, total — 139 (2025)
- Stocks traded, total value (current US$) — US$48.12 billion (2025)
- Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) — 17.15% (2025)
- Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Greece's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 178.66 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 16.77% from 153 billion in 2001 (0.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 333.53 billion in 2010 and the lowest 153 billion in 2001.
- How does Greece rank?
- 24th highest of 40 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Greece?
- In 2024, Greece's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 2.4% on 2023 (from 174.46 billion to 178.66 billion). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +1.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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