Afghanistan vs Lesotho: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Afghanistan
56.6%
in 2020
Lesotho
51.6%
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
38th
Lesotho rank
41st

External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
050100150199520082021

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 56.6% against 51.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 41st of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 118.2% 28.0% 90.3% Afghanistan
2010s 98.5% 79.5% 19.0% Afghanistan
2020s 56.6% 73.8% 17.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Afghanistan, at 56.6% against 51.6% in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
5.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 41st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits)
Unit
% of domestic bank deposits
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,509 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.