External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Colombia
Colombia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 20.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Colombia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 20.7% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Colombia peaked at 75.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2019.
That places Colombia 94th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27.0% | — |
| 1996 | 29.2% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | +31.2% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +99.5% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -31.8% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 20.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 20.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 68% 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 Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +99.5% | 37.7% | 75.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 27.0% | 38.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 29.8% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.0% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More financial sector data for Colombia
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.26 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 Colombia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Colombia was 20.7% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Colombia ranks 94th 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 Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.