How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Democratic Republic of Congo

26.0%

in 2021

Sierra Leone

27.0%

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

85th

Sierra Leone rank

84th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 27.0% against 26.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 181 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	336.9%	106.7%	230.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	60.0%	43.3%	16.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	28.0%	28.0%	0.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 27.0% against 26.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 1.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th 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: 04 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.