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
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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

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.