Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in France
France: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 47.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in France, 2004–2019
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 (% of adults) in France, year by year
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +101.6% | 12.3% | 24.8% |
| 2011 | +30.0% | 33.3% | 43.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 12.3% | 32.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 33.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
- 25 Belarus 53.0% compare
- 26 Argentina 48.1% compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.1% compare
- 29 North Macedonia 41.7% compare
- 30 Kosovo 41.4% compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 41.4% compare
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 378.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 428.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
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.
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About this data
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.