Ghana vs Portugal: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time
- Ghana
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 33.8% against 28.8% in Ghana, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 136 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 13.7% | 10.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 64.1% | 60.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 63.2% | 55.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 36.7% | 10.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp, Ghana or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 33.8% against 28.8% in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp between Ghana and Portugal?
- 5.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Portugal rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- Ghana ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th 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.