External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Albania
Albania: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 13.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Albania, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Albania stood at 13.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Albania peaked at 33.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 123rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.7% | — |
| 1996 | 31.0% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +77.0% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -66.9% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +44.5% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -4.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 13.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 71% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Albania's 13.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 25.1% | 33.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 6.6% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 8.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.6% | 14.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More financial sector data for Albania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 15.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.07 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 15.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Albania?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Albania was 13.6% in 2021, 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 Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Albania ranks 123rd out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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.