Sao Tome and Principe vs Saudi Arabia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking

Sao Tome and Principe
46.5%
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
53.9%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 53.9% against 46.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 7.4%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 117.3% 110.6% 6.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 48.0% 72.1% 24.1% Saudi Arabia

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, Sao Tome and Principe or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 53.9% against 46.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2017.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?
7.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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.