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
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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About this data
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.