External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Estonia
Estonia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 9.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Estonia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 9.7% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
The figure is down 35.2% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Estonia peaked at 54.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 145th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37.1% | — |
| 1996 | 29.4% | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +56.1% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +36.1% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +49.0% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -40.9% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +92.2% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -29.8% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +63.9% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -45.6% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +73.4% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -35.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 9.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 31% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 9.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 29.4% | 48.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 15.6% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 8.7% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 9.7% | 15.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Estonia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Estonia was 9.7% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Estonia ranks 145th 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 Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.