Lending to Eurozone businesses increased 3% year-on-year to a record €5.324 trillion in December 2025. The rise underscores a continued recovery in credit demand, supported by the European Central Bank’s recent policy easing. source: European Central Bank

Loans to Private Sector In the Euro Area increased to 5324307 EUR Million in December from 5300835 EUR Million in November of 2025. Loans to Private Sector in Euro Area averaged 4439584.63 EUR Million from 2003 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 5324307.00 EUR Million in December of 2025 and a record low of 2994549.00 EUR Million in January of 2003. This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Loans to Private Sector - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Euro Area Loans to Non-financial Corporations - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Loans to Private Sector In the Euro Area increased to 5324307 EUR Million in December from 5300835 EUR Million in November of 2025. Loans to Private Sector in Euro Area is expected to be 5375723.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Loans to Non-financial Corporations is projected to trend around 5544840.00 EUR Million in 2027 and 5655737.00 EUR Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-02 09:00 AM
Loans to Companies YoY
Nov 3.1% 2.9% 2.9%
2026-01-29 09:00 AM
Loans to Companies YoY
Dec 3% 3.1% 3.2%
2026-02-26 09:00 AM
Loans to Companies YoY
Jan 3% 3.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Central Bank Balance Sheet 6242900.00 6255953.00 EUR Million Feb 2026
Deposit Facility Rate 2.00 2.00 percent Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 124.87 115.98 USD Billion Jan 2026
ECB Interest Rate 2.15 2.15 percent Feb 2026
Marginal Lending Rate 2.40 2.40 percent Feb 2026
Loans to Households YoY 3.00 2.90 percent Dec 2025
Loans to Non-financial Corporations 5324307.00 5300835.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Longer-Term Refinancing Operations 10.57 11.23 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 11087922.00 11058080.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 16073522.00 16024591.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Money Supply M3 17230703.00 17192692.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Refinancing Operations 10.65 10.04 EUR Billion Dec 2025


Euro Area Loans to Non-financial Corporations
In the Euro Area, Loans to Private Sector refers to adjusted loans to Euro Area non-financial corporations.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5324307.00 5300835.00 5324307.00 2994549.00 2003 - 2025 EUR Million Monthly
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