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
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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About this data
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.