External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Jordan
Jordan: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 45.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Jordan, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 45.2% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Jordan peaked at 139.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2015.
Jordan ranks 50th of 181 countries on this measure, 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 131.4% | — |
| 1996 | 137.5% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 136.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 129.3% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 131.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 139.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 126.6% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 118.2% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 101.9% | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | -33.2% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 45.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 2.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 45.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133.1% | 129.3% | 137.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 50.4% | 139.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 36.4% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.1% | 45.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More financial sector data for Jordan
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1013 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 Jordan?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Jordan was 45.2% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 139.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2015.
- How does Jordan rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Jordan ranks 50th 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 Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.