Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) was -47.71 billion NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is -47.71 billion NFL, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 227.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 72.76 billion NFL, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, -47.71 billion NFL, current US$, in 2025.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 470.32 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 439.38 million NFL, current US$ | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 809.83 million NFL, current US$ | +84.3% |
| 1973 | 655.28 million NFL, current US$ | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 1.51 billion NFL, current US$ | +131.1% |
| 1975 | 2.18 billion NFL, current US$ | +43.7% |
| 1976 | 1.96 billion NFL, current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 1.45 billion NFL, current US$ | -26.1% |
| 1978 | 1.40 billion NFL, current US$ | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.28 billion NFL, current US$ | +134.0% |
| 1980 | 4.65 billion NFL, current US$ | +41.7% |
| 1981 | 3.20 billion NFL, current US$ | -31.1% |
| 1982 | 3.10 billion NFL, current US$ | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 4.31 billion NFL, current US$ | +39.0% |
| 1984 | 2.48 billion NFL, current US$ | -42.5% |
| 1985 | 3.88 billion NFL, current US$ | +56.2% |
| 1986 | 2.75 billion NFL, current US$ | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 4.32 billion NFL, current US$ | +57.0% |
| 1988 | 4.84 billion NFL, current US$ | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 5.12 billion NFL, current US$ | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 7.80 billion NFL, current US$ | +52.2% |
| 1991 | 6.93 billion NFL, current US$ | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 12.53 billion NFL, current US$ | +80.8% |
| 1993 | 2.74 billion NFL, current US$ | -78.1% |
| 1994 | 4.75 billion NFL, current US$ | +73.4% |
| 1995 | 8.33 billion NFL, current US$ | +75.4% |
| 1996 | 14.46 billion NFL, current US$ | +73.5% |
| 1997 | 7.61 billion NFL, current US$ | -47.4% |
| 1998 | -7.45 billion NFL, current US$ | -198.0% |
| 1999 | -12.27 billion NFL, current US$ | +64.6% |
| 2000 | -10.07 billion NFL, current US$ | -18.0% |
| 2001 | -13.37 billion NFL, current US$ | +32.8% |
| 2002 | -11.26 billion NFL, current US$ | -15.8% |
| 2003 | -7.70 billion NFL, current US$ | -31.6% |
| 2004 | 1.26 billion NFL, current US$ | -116.3% |
| 2005 | 752.74 million NFL, current US$ | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 10.35 billion NFL, current US$ | +1274.8% |
| 2007 | 13.72 billion NFL, current US$ | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 16.14 billion NFL, current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2009 | -2.79 billion NFL, current US$ | -117.3% |
| 2010 | 40.15 billion NFL, current US$ | -1539.2% |
| 2011 | 60.95 billion NFL, current US$ | +51.8% |
| 2012 | 50.98 billion NFL, current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 55.87 billion NFL, current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 65.47 billion NFL, current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 37.47 billion NFL, current US$ | -42.8% |
| 2016 | 20.66 billion NFL, current US$ | -44.8% |
| 2017 | 49.84 billion NFL, current US$ | +141.2% |
| 2018 | 29.08 billion NFL, current US$ | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 58.08 billion NFL, current US$ | +99.7% |
| 2020 | 27.93 billion NFL, current US$ | -51.9% |
| 2021 | 72.76 billion NFL, current US$ | +160.5% |
| 2022 | -7.58 billion NFL, current US$ | -110.4% |
| 2023 | -1.05 billion NFL, current US$ | -86.2% |
| 2024 | -41.09 billion NFL, current US$ | +3823.3% |
| 2025 | -47.71 billion NFL, current US$ | +16.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -3823.3% | -1.05 billion NFL, current US$ | -41.09 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 2010 | +1539.2% | -2.79 billion NFL, current US$ | 40.15 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 2006 | +1274.8% | 752.74 million NFL, current US$ | 10.35 billion NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.42 billion NFL, current US$ | 439.38 million NFL, current US$ | 3.28 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 billion NFL, current US$ | 2.48 billion NFL, current US$ | 5.12 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.54 billion NFL, current US$ | -12.27 billion NFL, current US$ | 14.46 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -296.37 million NFL, current US$ | -13.37 billion NFL, current US$ | 16.14 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.86 billion NFL, current US$ | 20.66 billion NFL, current US$ | 65.47 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 542.81 million NFL, current US$ | -47.71 billion NFL, current US$ | 72.76 billion NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 10 Angola 4.80 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 11 Mozambique 4.72 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 12 Serbia 3.15 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 13 Ukraine 3.14 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 14 Guatemala 2.43 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 15 Egypt 2.26 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 16 Philippines 1.88 billion NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 1.15 billion NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4357 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 67.42 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.1251 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -35.9 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 73.94 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 940.14 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.78 trillion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was -47.71 billion NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.76 billion NFL, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.71 billion NFL, current US$ in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 227.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).