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
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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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.