South Korea vs Sri Lanka: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors
South Korea
3.9%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
4.4%
in 2019
South Korea rank
180th
Sri Lanka rank
178th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors over time
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.4% against 3.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
South Korea ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 181 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 27.5% | 11.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 22.8% | 13.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 8.5% | 3.2% | 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, South Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.4% against 3.9% in South Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do South Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- South Korea ranks 180th 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.