This entry is the total quantity of credit, denominated in the domestic currency, provided by financial institutions to the central bank, state and local governments, public non-financial corporations, and the private sector. The national currency units have been converted to US dollars at the closing exchange rate on the date of the information.
$22.65 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)
$21.24 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)
note: this figure refers to the euro area only; it excludes credit data for non-euro-area members of the EU