How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?

16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.

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.

Jamaica vs Laos: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Jamaica

22.5%

in 2021

Laos

25.2%

in 2010

Jamaica rank

91st

Laos rank

88th

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

Jamaica
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 25.2% against 22.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 91st and Laos ranks 88th of 181 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.1%	22.8%	17.4%	Jamaica
2000s	48.7%	46.7%	2.1%	Jamaica
2010s	41.2%	25.2%	16.0%	Jamaica

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, Jamaica or Laos?: Laos, at 25.2% against 22.5% in Jamaica as of 2010.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Jamaica and Laos?: 2.7%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.
How do Jamaica and Laos rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?: Jamaica ranks 91st and Laos ranks 88th 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.