External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Israel
Israel: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 9.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Israel, 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 Israel is 9.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Israel peaked at 38.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2021.
That places Israel 148th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.9% | — |
| 1996 | 22.9% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -45.3% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -8.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 9.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 29% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Israel's 9.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 19.1% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 17.8% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More financial sector data for Israel
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Israel?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Israel was 9.3% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Israel ranks 148th 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 Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.