Systemic Banking Crises Database: 1970-2025

Luc Laeven and Fabian Valencia

No 2026/094, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper presents an updated version of the Laeven and Valencia (2013, 2020) database on systemic banking crises, extending the coverage through 2025. The update incorporates new episodes, while maintaining the definition established in previous editions, which emphasizes both significant signs of financial distress and substantial policy interventions. The update integrates textual tools to screen potential candidates that are then further scrutinized to confirm if our definition is met. The database includes information on banking crises episodes during 1970-2025, including starting dates, policy responses, fiscal costs, and output losses. It offers a comprehensive tool for assessing cross-country vulnerabilities and policies to resolve banking crises.

Keywords: banking crisis; IMF working papers; crises outcome; banking crises database; views of the IMF; Banking crises; Systemic crises; Global financial crisis of 2008-2009; Commercial banks; Global; South America; Central America; Caribbean (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47
Date: 2026-05-15
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