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

Samoa
33.8%
in 2021
Solomon Islands
34.1%
in 2021
Samoa rank
30th
Solomon Islands rank
28th

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

  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
-1000100200300400199520082021

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 34.1% against 33.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Samoa ranks 30th and Solomon Islands ranks 28th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 10.6% 30.4% 19.8% Solomon Islands
2000s 90.8% 77.8% 13.0% Samoa
2010s 101.0% 62.6% 38.4% Samoa
2020s 36.8% 37.9% 1.0% Solomon Islands

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, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 34.1% 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 Samoa and Solomon Islands?
0.3%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Samoa ranks 30th and Solomon Islands ranks 28th 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.