External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Greece
Greece: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 19.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Greece, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Greece is 19.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Greece peaked at 53.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2021.
Greece ranks 98th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.8% | — |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -44.0% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +50.5% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -17.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 19.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 62% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Greece's 19.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 41.8% | 53.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 25.7% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 24.0% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 19.9% | 24.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More financial sector data for Greece
- 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 Greece?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Greece was 19.9% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Greece ranks 98th 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 Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.