External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Japan
Japan: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 5.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Japan, 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 Japan is 5.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Japan peaked at 8.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2009.
That places Japan 173rd 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.2% | — |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -34.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +46.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -7.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 5.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 16% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Japan's 5.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 38% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.7% | 8.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Japan?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Japan was 5.1% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Japan ranks 173rd 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 Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.