Iran vs Sri Lanka: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Iran
3.9%
in 2016
Sri Lanka
4.4%
in 2019
Iran rank
179th
Sri Lanka rank
178th

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

  • Iran
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 4.4% against 3.9% in Iran, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 179th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 22.7% 27.5% 4.7% Sri Lanka
2000s 28.9% 22.8% 6.1% Iran
2010s 5.3% 10.1% 4.9% Sri Lanka

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, Iran or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 4.4% against 3.9% in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Iran and Sri Lanka?
0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
Iran ranks 179th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th 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.