External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Egypt
Egypt: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 6.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Egypt, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 6.0% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.8% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Egypt peaked at 70.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 167th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 70.2% | — |
| 1996 | 56.8% | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -33.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +104.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -39.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 6.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +104.8% | 7.8% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 36.3% | 70.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 21.1% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 7.8% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.0% | 9.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 Egypt?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Egypt was 6.0% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Egypt ranks 167th 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 Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.