Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking

Burkina Faso
2.6%
in 2021
Cameroon
2.3%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
164th
Cameroon rank
167th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
050100150199520082021

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cameroon ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 164th and Cameroon ranks 167th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cameroon Difference Ahead
1990s 10.7% 18.0% 7.3% Cameroon
2000s 10.6% 28.5% 17.9% Cameroon
2010s 3.3% 7.3% 4.0% Cameroon

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, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
Burkina Faso, at 2.6% against 2.3% in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Burkina Faso ranks 164th and Cameroon ranks 167th 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.