External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Australia
Australia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 14.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Australia, 1995–2021
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 Australia is 14.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Australia peaked at 17.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1995.
Australia ranks 120th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.2% | — |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -13.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 14.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 46% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 14.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.6% | 16.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % 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 61.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Australia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Australia was 14.6% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Australia ranks 120th 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 Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.