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

Panama
34.0%
in 2021
Samoa
33.8%
in 2021
Panama rank
29th
Samoa rank
30th

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

  • Panama
  • Samoa
-1000100200300400199520082021

How they compare

Panama currently reports 34.0% against 33.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 30th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 114.1% 10.6% 103.5% Panama
2000s 60.1% 90.8% 30.7% Samoa
2010s 33.7% 101.0% 67.3% Samoa
2020s 32.2% 36.8% 4.7% 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, Panama or Samoa?
Panama, at 34.0% against 33.8% in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Panama and Samoa?
0.2%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Panama ranks 29th 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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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.