External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belize
Belize: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 564.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belize, 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 Belize is 564.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belize peaked at 1,188.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 1995.
Belize ranks 5th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Belize, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 89.1% | — |
| 1996 | 128.2% | +43.9% |
| 1997 | 183.9% | +43.4% |
| 1998 | 180.1% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 358.9% | +99.4% |
| 2000 | 477.0% | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 442.4% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 432.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 455.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 428.8% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 733.0% | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 888.8% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 991.3% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1,063.7% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 981.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 1,035.1% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,122.8% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1,188.1% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1,102.0% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1,087.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,046.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1,014.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 983.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 870.1% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 757.9% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 753.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 564.4% | -25.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 564.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 29.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belize's 564.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 18.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +99.4% | 180.1% | 358.9% |
| 2005 | +70.9% | 428.8% | 733.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 188.1% | 89.1% | 358.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 689.4% | 428.8% | 1,063.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,020.6% | 757.9% | 1,188.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 658.9% | 564.4% | 753.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More financial sector data for Belize
- 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.12 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 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 14.69 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.12 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 Belize?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Belize was 564.4% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,188.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 1995.
- How does Belize rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Belize ranks 5th 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 Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.