Bank lending to Eurozone companies rose 4.4% year-on-year to €5.49 trillion in July 2026, accelerating from 4.0% in June. Loans to Private Sector in Euro Area averaged 4463669.41 EUR Million from 2003 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5489668.00 EUR Million in July of 2026 and a record low of 2994549.00 EUR Million in January of 2003. source: European Central Bank

Loans to Private Sector In the Euro Area increased to 5489668 EUR Million in July from 5466068 EUR Million in June of 2026.

Loans to Private Sector In the Euro Area increased to 5489668 EUR Million in July from 5466068 EUR Million in June of 2026. Loans to Private Sector in Euro Area is expected to be 5440128.00 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 5615623.00 EUR Million in 2027 and 5727935.00 EUR Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-27 08:00 AM
Loans to Companies YoY
Jun 4% 4% 4.1%
2026-08-27 08:00 AM
Loans to Companies YoY
Jul 4.4% 4% 3.8%
2026-09-25 08:00 AM
Loans to Companies YoY
Aug 4.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Central Bank Balance Sheet 5915343.00 5913041.00 EUR Million Aug 2026
Deposit Facility Rate 2.25 2.25 percent Aug 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 116.35 116.77 USD Billion Jul 2026
ECB Interest Rate 2.40 2.40 percent Aug 2026
Marginal Lending Rate 2.65 2.65 percent Aug 2026
Loans to Households YoY 3.10 3.00 percent Jul 2026
Loans to Non-financial Corporations 5489668.00 5466068.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Longer-Term Refinancing Operations 14.31 14.23 EUR Billion Aug 2026
Money Supply M1 11292842.00 11324679.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Money Supply M2 16436438.00 16416939.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Money Supply M3 17613983.00 17615006.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Refinancing Operations 18.01 16.71 EUR Billion Aug 2026


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
5489668.00 5466068.00 5489668.00 2994549.00 2003 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly
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