External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bahamas
Bahamas: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 1,404.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bahamas, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2020, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bahamas stood at 1,404.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bahamas peaked at 9,008.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,404.0%, in 2020.
Bahamas ranks 3rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,184.9% | — |
| 1996 | 6,747.9% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 6,529.7% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 5,580.2% | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 6,720.9% | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 7,236.5% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 6,777.8% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 6,156.3% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 6,580.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 7,121.8% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 6,944.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 7,805.4% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 7,871.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8,707.4% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 6,608.8% | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 5,933.9% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 9,008.9% | +51.8% |
| 2012 | 4,723.4% | -47.6% |
| 2013 | 3,469.1% | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 2,854.3% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 2,208.5% | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 2,056.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 1,914.6% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 1,689.0% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 1,581.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 1,404.0% | -11.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1,404.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 44.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1,404.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 46.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,552.7% | 5,580.2% | 7,184.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,181.1% | 6,156.3% | 8,707.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,544.0% | 1,581.4% | 9,008.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,404.0% | 1,404.0% | 1,404.0% | 1 |
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- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.53 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.85 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.53 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 Bahamas?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bahamas was 1,404.0% 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 9,008.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,404.0% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd 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 Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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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.