External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 74.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong stood at 74.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Hong Kong peaked at 142.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2014.
That places Hong Kong 25th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 142.2% | — |
| 1996 | 108.8% | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 104.8% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 91.1% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 92.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 80.1% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +48.8% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +4.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 74.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 2.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 74.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 5.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.8% | 91.1% | 142.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 71.2% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 44.7% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 71.6% | 74.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.35 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 213.69 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 312.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 317.08 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 317.18 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 317.18 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Hong Kong?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Hong Kong was 74.6% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 142.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Hong Kong ranks 25th 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 Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.