External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in China
China: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 11.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in China, 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 China stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in China peaked at 31.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2009.
That places China 131st out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 China, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.5% | — |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | -23.8% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +44.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -41.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +9.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 61% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 11.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 86% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 17.3% | 31.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 7.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % 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 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % 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 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % 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 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in China?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in China was 11.7% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2009.
- How does China rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- China ranks 131st 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 China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.