External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ecuador
Ecuador: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 15.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 15.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ecuador peaked at 194.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 117th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 51.8% | — |
| 1996 | 71.9% | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 194.4% | +181.5% |
| 2000 | 104.6% | -46.2% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | -31.7% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 15.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 78% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 15.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 49% 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 Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +181.5% | 69.1% | 194.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 51.8% | 194.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 43.0% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 15.7% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 15.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More financial sector data for Ecuador
- 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 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.14 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.56 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 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.14 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 Ecuador?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ecuador was 15.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 194.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Ecuador ranks 117th 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 Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.