External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belarus
Belarus: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 27.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belarus, 2009–2021
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 Belarus stood at 27.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belarus peaked at 37.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2014.
That places Belarus 81st out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23.3% | — |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +74.5% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -45.5% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +55.4% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +5.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 27.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 27.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 12.6% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.9% | 27.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 78 Republic of Moldova 28.5% compare
- 79 Montenegro 28.4% compare
- 80 Brunei Darussalam 28.1% compare
- 82 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.2% compare
- 83 Yemen 27.0% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 27.0% compare
More financial sector data for Belarus
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.003 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0022 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.003 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 Belarus?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belarus was 27.4% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2014.
- How does Belarus rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Belarus ranks 81st 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 Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.