Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking

Saint Lucia
17.7%
in 2021
Vanuatu
18.6%
in 2021
Saint Lucia rank
64th
Vanuatu rank
61st

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

  • Saint Lucia
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 18.6% against 17.7% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 64th and Vanuatu ranks 61st of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 1,026.7% 1,026.4% Vanuatu
2000s 2.9% 216.1% 213.2% Vanuatu
2010s 17.9% 22.0% 4.1% Vanuatu
2020s 19.3% 15.7% 3.6% Saint Lucia

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, Saint Lucia or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 18.6% against 17.7% in Saint Lucia as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
0.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Saint Lucia and Vanuatu rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Saint Lucia ranks 64th and Vanuatu ranks 61st 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.