Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in France

France: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 47.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
47.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 191 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2017
All-time low
12.3%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in France, 2004–2019

10203040502004201120192004: 12.3 % of adults2005: 12.3 % of adults2006: 12.3 % of adults2007: 24.8 % of adults2008: 28.3 % of adults2009: 32.5 % of adults2010: 33.3 % of adults2011: 43.3 % of adults2012: 42.4 % of adults2013: 43.6 % of adults2014: 44.5 % of adults2015: 45.1 % of adults2016: 46.7 % of adults2017: 47.2 % of adults2018: 47.1 % of adults2019: 47 % of adults

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.

Analysis

In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in France stood at 47.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in France peaked at 47.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2004.

That places France 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in France, year by year

Annual values for Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in France, 2004 to 2019.
Year % of adults Change
2004 12.3%
2005 12.3% +0.0%
2006 12.3% +0.0%
2007 24.8% +101.6%
2008 28.3% +14.1%
2009 32.5% +14.8%
2010 33.3% +2.5%
2011 43.3% +30.0%
2012 42.4% -2.1%
2013 43.6% +2.8%
2014 44.5% +2.1%
2015 45.1% +1.3%
2016 46.7% +3.5%
2017 47.2% +1.1%
2018 47.1% -0.2%
2019 47.0% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.4% 12.3% 32.5% 6
2010s 44.0% 33.3% 47.2% 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 25 Belarus 53.0% compare
  2. 26 Argentina 48.1% compare
  3. 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.1% compare
  4. 29 North Macedonia 41.7% compare
  5. 30 Kosovo 41.4% compare
  6. 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 41.4% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More private sector data for France

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in France?
Getting credit: credit registry coverage in France was 47.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2004.
How does France rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
France ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in France. Statizoid. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/stat/getting-credit-credit-registry-coverage-percent-of-adults/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/stat/getting-credit-credit-registry-coverage-percent-of-adults/france/">Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in France</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
Last refreshed

The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.