Bahamas vs Barbados: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking

Bahamas
890.4%
in 2020
Barbados
395.6%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
1st
Barbados rank
2nd

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

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 890.4% against 395.6% in Barbados, a difference of 494.8%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.3 times Barbados's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 2nd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1990s 5,953.9% 308.3% 5,645.6% Bahamas
2000s 6,318.1% 268.4% 6,049.7% Bahamas
2010s 1,916.0% 480.5% 1,435.5% Bahamas

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, Bahamas or Barbados?
Bahamas, at 890.4% against 395.6% in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Bahamas and Barbados?
494.8%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Bahamas ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 2nd 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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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.