El Salvador vs Ghana: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 28.8% against 27.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ghana ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 136 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 3.4% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 3.6% | 10.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 7.5% | 16.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 26.3% | 3.4% | 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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 28.8% against 27.4% in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 1.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 43rd 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
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.