Kuwait vs Lesotho: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking

Kuwait
35.6%
in 2018
Lesotho
39.8%
in 2021
Kuwait rank
25th
Lesotho rank
22nd

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

  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
020406080199520082021

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 39.8% against 35.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 4.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 30.2% 8.9% 21.3% Kuwait
2000s 35.2% 13.7% 21.6% Kuwait
2010s 37.4% 64.5% 27.2% Lesotho

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, Kuwait or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 39.8% against 35.6% in Kuwait as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Kuwait and Lesotho?
4.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Kuwait ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 22nd 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.