Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking

Afghanistan
49.2%
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
53.9%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th

External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 53.9% against 49.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 106.5% 120.0% 13.5% Saudi Arabia
2010s 88.3% 72.1% 16.3% Afghanistan

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 the banking, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 53.9% against 49.2% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
4.7%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% 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 the banking sector (% 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
180 places, 4,482 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.