Bank lending to Eurozone households rose 3.1% year-on-year to €7.21 trillion in May 2026, up from 3.0% in April and exceeding market forecasts of 2.9%. Household credit demand grew at its fastest pace since February 2023, ahead of the European Central Bank’s first rate hike in three years, scheduled for June. Business lending increased 4.0% in May, the strongest growth in three years. Overall private sector credit, including households and non-financial corporations, expanded to 3.9%, the highest since March 2023, from 3.5% the previous month. source: European Central Bank
The value of loans In the Euro Area increased 3.10 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Loan Growth in Euro Area averaged 3.35 percent from 2004 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 9.90 percent in March of 2006 and a record low of -0.40 percent in November of 2013. This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Private Credit Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Euro Area Household Credit Growth - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.
The value of loans In the Euro Area increased 3.10 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Loan Growth in Euro Area is expected to be 3.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Household Credit Growth is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2027 and 2.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.