External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Austria
Austria: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 16.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Austria, 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 Austria stood at 16.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Austria peaked at 51.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2021.
That places Austria 108th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.2% | — |
| 1996 | 27.5% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +58.0% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +52.9% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -21.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 16.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 53% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Austria's 16.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +58.0% | 28.4% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | +52.9% | 33.4% | 51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 27.5% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 32.5% | 51.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 20.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 16.9% | 21.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More financial sector data for Austria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Austria?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Austria was 16.9% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Austria ranks 108th 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 Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.