External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Honduras
Honduras: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 34.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Honduras, 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 Honduras stood at 34.7%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Honduras peaked at 104.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2004.
That places Honduras 67th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 91.9% | — |
| 1996 | 89.4% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 104.0% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -62.4% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | +137.5% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | +34.4% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -5.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 34.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 34.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.1× 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 Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +137.5% | 33.0% | 78.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 77.4% | 104.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 30.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 33.2% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.7% | 36.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More financial sector data for Honduras
- 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.82 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.52 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.82 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 Honduras?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Honduras was 34.7% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Honduras ranks 67th 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 Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.