External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cyprus
Cyprus: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 117.7% in 2007. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cyprus, 1995–2007
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 117.7% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2007. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cyprus peaked at 117.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1998.
That places Cyprus 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 54.0% | — |
| 1996 | 50.3% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 106.9% | +78.5% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 105.6% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 103.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 117.3% | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 117.7% | +0.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 117.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 3.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 117.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 6.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 49.5% | 56.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 59.9% | 117.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More financial sector data for Cyprus
- 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 84.99 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 62.06 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 84.99 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 Cyprus?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cyprus was 117.7% in 2007, 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 117.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1998.
- How does Cyprus rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Cyprus ranks 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2007.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.