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

Lesotho
39.8%
in 2021
Tonga
43.3%
in 2020
Lesotho rank
22nd
Tonga rank
19th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Tonga
020406080199520082021

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 43.3% against 39.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 22nd and Tonga ranks 19th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 8.9% 9.3% 0.4% Tonga
2000s 14.3% 9.9% 4.4% Lesotho
2010s 63.3% 37.9% 25.4% Lesotho
2020s 50.2% 43.3% 6.9% 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, Lesotho or Tonga?
Tonga, at 43.3% against 39.8% in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Lesotho and Tonga?
3.5%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Tonga ranks 19th 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.