Total volume of outstanding consumer credit and other loans Netherlands 2006-2016

This statistic shows the total volume of outstanding consumer credit and other loans in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in million euros). Consumer credit is a collective term for different kinds of private loans used for the purchase of consumer goods, some of which have a variable length of maturity. Examples of consumer credit with a maturity of less than one year include overdrafts on banking accounts and credit card credit, whilst the leasing plan of a car or a repayment plan have a longer maturity. Revolving loans and personal loans are also included. In 2016, the total outstanding amount of consumer credit reached a value of approximately 34.1 billion euros. Between 2006 and 2016, the total volume of outstanding consumer credit decreased from approximately 45.6 million euros in 2006 to approximately 34.1 billion euros in 2016. In 2016, approximately 25 percent of Dutch respondents aged 18 years and older indicated they have a negative view on borrowing money, whilst 30 percent of respondents aged 12 to 18 years old in the Netherlands had a neutral point of view in the statement that loaning money for an expensive purchase should be possible.