Financing of non-financial corporations 2022Jan
Published on 9 March 2022
Non-financial corporations debt continued to grow
In January 2022, the annual growth of financing of non-financial corporations in France stabilized at +2.8%. If compared to the pre-crisis situation, the financing of non-financial corporations was still dynamic, growing by +15.6% between January 2020 and January 2022.
The average cost of corporate financing slightly increased in January 2022 to 1.16%, after 1.03% in the previous month. It was pushed by the rise of the cost of the corporate market financing, which caught up with the cost of the bank financing.
The average cost of corporate financing slightly increased in January 2022 to 1.16%, after 1.03% in the previous month. It was pushed by the rise of the cost of the corporate market financing, which caught up with the cost of the bank financing.
Financing of non-financial corporations
(Gross stocks and flows in billions of euros, growth rate and interest rate in %)
| Outstanding amount |
Annual net issuance |
Annual growth rate |
Two-year growth rate (compared to 2020) | Cost of financing in euros |
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| Jan- 22 | Jan- 22 | Dec- 21 | Jan- 22 | Dec- 21 | Jan- 22 | Dec- 21 | Jan- 22 | |
| Financing of NFCs | 1,951 | 52 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 1.03 | 1.16 |
| - Of which : bank loans | 1,250 | 50 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 1.11 | 1.16 |
| - Of which : market financing | 701 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 0.88 | 1.17 |
| in euros | 593 | 9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 15.2 | ||
| in currencies | 108 | -6 | -2.8 | -5.5 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ||
Annual growth rate, by type of financing (in %)
Two-year growth rate, by type of financing (in %)
Source and calculations : General Directorate of Statistics, Economics and International
Average cost of financing in euros (in %)![]()
Composition of non-financial corporate debt
Non-financial corporate debt in this « Stat Info » refers to debt securities issues (bonds and negotiable debt securities) subscribed by residents and non-residents as well as to the credits granted by resident credit institutions.
Negotiable debt securities include short-term commercial papers (less than one year) and medium-term negotiable notes. Further details on loans to non-financial corporations is available in the « Stat Info » referring to loans to non-financial corporations :
https://www.banque-france.fr/en/statistics/loans/loans/loans-non-financial-corporations
Overall non-financial corporate debt also includes bank loans from non-resident credit institutions. This measure can be found in the « Stat Info » related to non-financial sector debt :
https://www.banque-france.fr/en/statistics/savings/financial-accounts/financial-accounts
The average cost of bank loans to non-financial corporations is computed using the monthly interest rate applied by French banks. This indicator only covers euro-denominated loans with a term of at least one year and with an initial amount of at least one million euros. It excludes revolving term facilities and overdratfs.
The average cost of market financing is calculated on the basis of month-end actuarial rates of return of alive securities. It only covers euro-denominated securities with an initial maturity longer than one year and with a fixed coupon rate. A specific calibration process using the yield curve is performed to align different maturities with a constant 5-year maturity. The average cost of market financing calculation methodology excludes extreme values.
The average cost of bank loans and the average cost of market financing cannot be directly compared since they often differ in their maturity horizon.
Negotiable debt securities include short-term commercial papers (less than one year) and medium-term negotiable notes. Further details on loans to non-financial corporations is available in the « Stat Info » referring to loans to non-financial corporations :
https://www.banque-france.fr/en/statistics/loans/loans/loans-non-financial-corporations
Overall non-financial corporate debt also includes bank loans from non-resident credit institutions. This measure can be found in the « Stat Info » related to non-financial sector debt :
https://www.banque-france.fr/en/statistics/savings/financial-accounts/financial-accounts
The average cost of bank loans to non-financial corporations is computed using the monthly interest rate applied by French banks. This indicator only covers euro-denominated loans with a term of at least one year and with an initial amount of at least one million euros. It excludes revolving term facilities and overdratfs.
The average cost of market financing is calculated on the basis of month-end actuarial rates of return of alive securities. It only covers euro-denominated securities with an initial maturity longer than one year and with a fixed coupon rate. A specific calibration process using the yield curve is performed to align different maturities with a constant 5-year maturity. The average cost of market financing calculation methodology excludes extreme values.
The average cost of bank loans and the average cost of market financing cannot be directly compared since they often differ in their maturity horizon.
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