External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bolivia
Bolivia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 10.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bolivia, 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 Bolivia is 10.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bolivia peaked at 65.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 144th 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 Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52.3% | — |
| 1996 | 41.6% | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -35.4% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +139.1% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -24.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 10.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 10.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 34% of 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 Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +139.1% | 25.3% | 60.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 24.3% | 52.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 24.2% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 14.3% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 13.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More financial sector data for Bolivia
- 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.83 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.07 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.83 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 Bolivia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bolivia was 10.3% 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Bolivia ranks 144th 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 Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.