External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ireland
Ireland: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 174.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ireland, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 174.7% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ireland peaked at 230.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1995.
That places Ireland 10th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 79.3% | — |
| 1996 | 82.4% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 93.3% | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 108.3% | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 121.9% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 140.5% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 160.7% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 164.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 174.8% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 177.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 188.9% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 192.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 190.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 206.5% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 209.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 230.7% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 199.4% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 188.7% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 213.7% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 180.8% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 186.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 183.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 186.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 197.1% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 174.7% | -11.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 174.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 5.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 174.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 9.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8% | 79.3% | 108.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 167.8% | 121.9% | 192.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 198.6% | 180.8% | 230.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.9% | 174.7% | 197.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 7 Libya 285.7% compare
- 8 Luxembourg 222.5% compare
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 221.5% compare
- 11 Panama 155.2% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 150.0% compare
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More financial sector data for Ireland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 163.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ireland?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Ireland was 174.7% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 230.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Ireland ranks 10th 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 Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.