Sri Lanka vs Thailand: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Sri Lanka
4.4%
in 2019
Thailand
4.5%
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
178th
Thailand rank
176th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
0102030199520082021

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 178th and Thailand ranks 176th of 181 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 27.5% 8.3% 19.1% Sri Lanka
2000s 22.8% 12.1% 10.7% Sri Lanka
2010s 8.5% 7.0% 1.6% Sri Lanka

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, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Thailand, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
Sri Lanka ranks 178th and Thailand ranks 176th 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

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.