External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Comoros
Comoros: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 11.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Comoros, 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 Comoros stood at 11.9%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.1% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Comoros peaked at 410.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2021.
That places Comoros 129th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 341.1% | — |
| 1996 | 230.9% | -32.3% |
| 1997 | 300.4% | +30.1% |
| 1998 | 385.2% | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 410.6% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 303.0% | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 113.2% | -62.7% |
| 2002 | 108.3% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 106.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -35.6% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +38.6% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -60.6% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -29.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 11.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 11.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.1%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 333.6% | 230.9% | 410.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 104.5% | 46.2% | 303.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 12.8% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.9% | 16.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More financial sector data for Comoros
- 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 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.91 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.59 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 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.91 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 Comoros?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Comoros was 11.9% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 410.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- How does Comoros rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Comoros ranks 129th 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 Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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.