Kuwait vs Sao Tome and Principe: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Kuwait
76.3%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
80.6%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
22nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
21st

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

  • Kuwait
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 80.6% against 76.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Kuwait ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21st of 181 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 49.4% 137.1% 87.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 74.0% 65.6% 8.5% Kuwait

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, Kuwait or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 80.6% against 76.3% in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
4.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
Kuwait ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21st 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.