Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Sierra Leone
27.0%
in 2021
Tanzania
27.2%
in 2020
Sierra Leone rank
84th
Tanzania rank
82nd

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania
0100200300199520082021

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 27.2% against 27.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 84th and Tanzania ranks 82nd of 181 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 223.1% 112.9% 110.2% Sierra Leone
2000s 106.7% 64.3% 42.4% Sierra Leone
2010s 43.3% 26.6% 16.7% Sierra Leone
2020s 29.0% 27.2% 1.8% Sierra Leone

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, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 27.2% against 27.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
Sierra Leone ranks 84th and Tanzania ranks 82nd 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.