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

El Salvador
27.4%
in 2021
Peru
30.7%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
44th
Peru rank
41st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 30.7% against 27.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1981 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 44th and Peru ranks 41st of 136 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7% 0.1% 0.6% El Salvador
1990s 0.7% 8.6% 7.9% Peru
2000s 16.8% 9.5% 7.3% El Salvador
2010s 24.3% 18.4% 5.9% El Salvador
2020s 29.7% 30.0% 0.3% Peru

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 Peru?
Peru, at 30.7% 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 Peru?
3.3%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
26 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
El Salvador ranks 44th and Peru ranks 41st 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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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.