How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

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.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Bangladesh

6.9%

in 2021

Pakistan

6.7%

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

162nd

Pakistan rank

164th

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

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 6.9% against 6.7% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Pakistan ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 162nd and Pakistan ranks 164th of 181 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.4%	21.2%	8.9%	Pakistan
2000s	9.6%	31.9%	22.4%	Pakistan
2010s	7.8%	9.9%	2.1%	Pakistan
2020s	6.1%	6.9%	0.7%	Pakistan

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, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Bangladesh, at 6.9% against 6.7% in Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?: Bangladesh ranks 162nd and Pakistan ranks 164th 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: 18 September 2026

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.