Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Kuwait
76.3%
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
75.8%
in 2017
Kuwait rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
24th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
50100150200250300199520062018

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 76.3% against 75.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 64.0% 240.3% 176.3% Saudi Arabia
2000s 69.2% 152.0% 82.7% Saudi Arabia
2010s 73.7% 97.4% 23.6% Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Kuwait, at 76.3% against 75.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
0.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
Kuwait ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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.