External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Fiji
Fiji: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 11.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Fiji, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 11.7% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Fiji peaked at 41.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2020.
That places Fiji 133rd out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.7% | — |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -32.0% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -33.1% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +39.6% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -33.0% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +33.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 61% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 11.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 86% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 27.9% | 41.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 10.4% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 11.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More financial sector data for Fiji
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 36.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 26.89 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 36.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.344 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Fiji?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Fiji was 11.7% 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Fiji ranks 133rd 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 Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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.