Lesotho vs Malawi: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors
Lesotho
51.6%
in 2021
Malawi
54.9%
in 2016
Lesotho rank
41st
Malawi rank
39th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 54.9% against 51.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 39th of 181 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 204.4% | 181.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 114.8% | 91.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 51.0% | 31.3% | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 54.9% against 51.6% in Lesotho as of 2016.
- What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 3.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Lesotho ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 39th 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.