External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Argentina
Argentina: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 16.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Argentina, 1995–2017
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Argentina is 16.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Argentina peaked at 109.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2017.
That places Argentina 110th out of 181 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61.2% | — |
| 1996 | 53.3% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 109.9% | +202.0% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | -22.3% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -21.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 16.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 16.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 55% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +202.0% | 36.4% | 109.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 49.8% | 61.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 36.4% | 109.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 16.6% | 33.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Argentina?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Argentina was 16.6% in 2017, 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 109.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Argentina ranks 110th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.