External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits) by country
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.
Countries reporting
181
Highest
4,774.4%
Samoa
Lowest
0.2%
South Sudan
Median
22.5%
Years covered
27
1995–2021
Data points
4,509
What the numbers show
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits) is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 4,774.4% in Samoa; the lowest is 0.2% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.5%, and the mean is 90.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27,877.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 139 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 839.4%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 91.3%).
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa | 4,774.4% | 2021 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Liberia | 1,769.5% | 2020 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Bahamas | 1,404.0% | 2020 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 4 | Seychelles | 1,027.6% | 2021 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Belize | 564.4% | 2021 | down 49.7% | rising |
| 6 | Barbados | 517.4% | 2019 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 7 | Libya | 285.7% | 2021 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 222.5% | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 9 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 221.5% | 2021 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Ireland | 174.7% | 2021 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 155.2% | 2021 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 150.0% | 2021 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 13 | Macau, China | 147.8% | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 135.7% | 2021 | up 90.1% | falling |
| 15 | Singapore | 126.4% | 2020 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 16 | Bahrain | 123.5% | 2015 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Cyprus | 117.7% | 2007 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 101.3% | 2021 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Malta | 81.0% | 2021 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 81.0% | 2021 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 80.6% | 2020 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 22 | Kuwait | 76.3% | 2018 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 76.0% | 2021 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 75.8% | 2017 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 25 | Hong Kong, China | 74.6% | 2021 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 26 | Eswatini | 72.9% | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 71.0% | 2021 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 28 | Dominica | 70.1% | 2021 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 29 | Congo | 68.4% | 2019 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 66.9% | 2021 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 62.1% | 2020 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 61.6% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 61.6% | 2021 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 34 | Mauritania | 60.8% | 2019 | up 839.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Mozambique | 60.5% | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 59.6% | 2021 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 56.7% | 2021 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 56.6% | 2020 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 39 | Malawi | 54.9% | 2016 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Finland | 51.7% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 41 | Lesotho | 51.6% | 2021 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 50.0% | 2021 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 43 | Aruba | 49.9% | 2020 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 48.2% | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.8% | 2021 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 46 | Tonga | 47.1% | 2020 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 46.7% | 2016 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 45.2% | 2021 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 49 | Gambia | 45.2% | 2021 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Jordan | 45.2% | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 51 | France | 41.6% | 2021 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 52 | Qatar | 41.0% | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.2% | 2021 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 39.9% | 2021 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 39.6% | 2021 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Madagascar | 39.0% | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 57 | Norway | 38.8% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.6% | 2021 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 37.4% | 2019 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Gabon | 37.3% | 2019 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 36.5% | 2021 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 62 | Belgium | 36.1% | 2021 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 63 | Suriname | 36.1% | 2021 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 64 | San Marino | 35.8% | 2020 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.6% | 2019 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Nigeria | 35.2% | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 34.7% | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 68 | Germany | 34.3% | 2021 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 34.0% | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 70 | Djibouti | 33.2% | 2021 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Grenada | 32.7% | 2021 | up 218.1% | falling |
| 72 | Oman | 31.9% | 2019 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 73 | Viet Nam | 31.4% | 2021 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Mexico | 30.4% | 2021 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 75 | Guinea | 30.4% | 2021 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 29.8% | 2017 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 77 | Peru | 29.5% | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 28.5% | 2021 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 28.4% | 2021 | up 266.8% | rising |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.1% | 2020 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 81 | Belarus | 27.4% | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 82 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 27.2% | 2020 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Yemen | 27.0% | 2013 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 27.0% | 2021 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 26.0% | 2021 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 25.9% | 2021 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Cameroon | 25.2% | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.2% | 2010 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 25.0% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 90 | Ukraine | 24.9% | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 91 | Jamaica | 22.5% | 2021 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 92 | Bhutan | 21.4% | 2020 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 21.2% | 2021 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Colombia | 20.7% | 2021 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 95 | Iraq | 20.3% | 2021 | up 67.9% | falling |
| 96 | Tunisia | 20.0% | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 97 | Chad | 19.9% | 2019 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Greece | 19.9% | 2021 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 99 | Kenya | 19.7% | 2021 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 100 | Maldives | 19.6% | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 101 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.9% | 2011 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 102 | Botswana | 18.6% | 2021 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 18.2% | 2021 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.9% | 2021 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 17.9% | 2021 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 106 | El Salvador | 17.5% | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 107 | United States of America | 17.3% | 2020 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 108 | Austria | 16.9% | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 109 | Burundi | 16.6% | 2020 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Argentina | 16.6% | 2017 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 111 | Spain | 16.2% | 2021 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 112 | Sudan | 16.1% | 2021 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Haiti | 16.1% | 2021 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 114 | South Africa | 16.0% | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 15.4% | 2021 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.1% | 2014 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | 15.0% | 2021 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Hungary | 14.9% | 2021 | down 35.7% | flat |
| 119 | Mongolia | 14.6% | 2021 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Australia | 14.6% | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 121 | Niger | 14.4% | 2021 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 14.2% | 2021 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Albania | 13.6% | 2021 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 124 | Armenia | 13.2% | 2021 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Italy | 13.1% | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 126 | Senegal | 12.9% | 2021 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 12.7% | 2021 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 12.6% | 2020 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 11.9% | 2021 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 11.8% | 2021 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 131 | China | 11.7% | 2021 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 132 | Iceland | 11.7% | 2021 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 11.7% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 134 | Namibia | 11.5% | 2021 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 135 | Slovenia | 11.5% | 2021 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 136 | Serbia | 11.5% | 2021 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 137 | Russian Federation | 11.3% | 2021 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Guatemala | 11.1% | 2021 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Latvia | 11.1% | 2021 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 140 | Romania | 10.6% | 2021 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Nepal | 10.5% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 10.4% | 2021 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Portugal | 10.3% | 2021 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 144 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.3% | 2021 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 145 | Estonia | 9.7% | 2021 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 146 | Mali | 9.6% | 2021 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Slovakia | 9.4% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 148 | Israel | 9.3% | 2021 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 149 | Türkiye | 9.3% | 2021 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Canada | 9.2% | 2008 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 151 | Rwanda | 9.0% | 2021 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Ethiopia | 8.2% | 2008 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Palestine, State of | 8.1% | 2021 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 154 | Cambodia | 8.0% | 2021 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 155 | Philippines | 7.8% | 2021 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 156 | Croatia | 7.7% | 2021 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Malaysia | 7.7% | 2021 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 158 | Togo | 7.4% | 2021 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.3% | 2020 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 7.0% | 2021 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 161 | New Zealand | 7.0% | 2021 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 6.9% | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 163 | Poland | 6.9% | 2021 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Pakistan | 6.7% | 2021 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.5% | 2021 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Algeria | 6.2% | 2021 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Egypt | 6.0% | 2021 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Morocco | 5.9% | 2021 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Brazil | 5.9% | 2021 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Czechia | 5.7% | 2021 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 171 | Myanmar | 5.5% | 2020 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 172 | India | 5.5% | 2021 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Japan | 5.1% | 2021 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 174 | Lithuania | 4.7% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Indonesia | 4.7% | 2021 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Thailand | 4.5% | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 4.5% | 2021 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | 4.4% | 2019 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.9% | 2016 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Korea | 3.9% | 2021 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 181 | South Sudan | 0.2% | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.