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
0100200300199520082021

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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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.