External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 56.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Afghanistan, 2006–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 56.6% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 47.3% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Afghanistan peaked at 159.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 38th out of 181 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 159.8% | — |
| 2007 | 125.4% | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 109.0% | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 118.6% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 104.6% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +40.6% |
| 2018 | 126.1% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 107.4% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | -47.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 56.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.5%, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 56.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 118.2% | 90.4% | 159.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 70.7% | 126.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Afghanistan?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Afghanistan was 56.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 159.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th out of 181 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.