Gambia vs Samoa: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking

Gambia
33.7%
in 2021
Samoa
33.8%
in 2021
Gambia rank
31st
Samoa rank
30th

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

  • Gambia
  • Samoa
-1000100200300400199520082021

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 33.8% against 33.7% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 30th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 35.3% 10.6% 24.7% Gambia
2000s 25.3% 90.8% 65.5% Samoa
2010s 23.0% 119.2% 96.1% Samoa
2020s 30.7% 36.8% 6.1% Samoa

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, Gambia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 33.8% against 33.7% in Gambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Gambia and Samoa?
0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Gambia and Samoa rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Gambia ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 30th 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.