External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 36.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Dominican Republic, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 36.5% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 61st of 181 countries on this measure, 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.4% | — |
| 1996 | 55.4% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +39.8% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +44.6% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | -52.5% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +166.7% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -10.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 36.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 36.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.2× 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 Dominican Republic 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 | +166.7% | 37.4% | 99.7% |
| 2004 | +54.4% | 36.4% | 56.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 47.3% | 60.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 36.4% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 39.3% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 36.5% | 40.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 37.6% compare
- 59 Central African Republic 37.4% compare
- 60 Gabon 37.3% compare
- 62 Belgium 36.1% compare
- 63 Suriname 36.1% compare
- 64 San Marino 35.8% compare
More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 331,594 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 640,346 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 58.35 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 10.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 10.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 10.79 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 10.79 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 936.73 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Dominican Republic?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Dominican Republic was 36.5% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st 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 Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.