El Salvador vs Gabon: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP

El Salvador
27.4%
in 2021
Gabon
25.2%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
44th
Gabon rank
47th

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Gabon
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 27.4% against 25.2% in Gabon, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1978 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 44th and Gabon ranks 47th of 136 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% El Salvador
1980s 0.7% 0.9% 0.2% Gabon
2000s 21.9% 7.6% 14.4% El Salvador
2010s 24.3% 15.6% 8.7% El Salvador
2020s 29.7% 25.0% 4.7% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp, El Salvador or Gabon?
El Salvador, at 27.4% against 25.2% in Gabon as of 2021.
What is the difference in loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp between El Salvador and Gabon?
2.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
18 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
El Salvador ranks 44th and Gabon ranks 47th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 4,260 data points, 1962–2021
Last refreshed

Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.