External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 6.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bangladesh, 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 Bangladesh stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bangladesh peaked at 19.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 162nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.8% | — |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -29.1% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +73.3% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +28.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 6.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 6.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.7%, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 9.2% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 6.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 159 Micronesia (country) 7.3% compare
- 160 Benin 7.0% compare
- 161 New Zealand 7.0% compare
- 163 Poland 6.9% compare
- 164 Pakistan 6.7% compare
- 165 Cote d'Ivoire 6.5% compare
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bangladesh?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bangladesh was 6.9% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Bangladesh ranks 162nd 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 Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.