Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Germany
Germany: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 1.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Germany, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.8% for getting credit: credit registry coverage in 2019.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Germany peaked at 2.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Germany 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | — |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 81 Austria 2.2% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 2.1% compare
- 83 Slovakia 2.0% compare
- 84 Guinea 1.8% compare
- 86 Afghanistan 1.5% compare
- 86 Angola 1.5% compare
- 86 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.5% compare
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Germany?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Germany was 1.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Germany ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.