External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Liberia
Liberia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 1,769.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Liberia, 2000–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2020, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Liberia stood at 1,769.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.1% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Liberia peaked at 32,898.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,098.6%, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 2nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,038.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32,898.7% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 26,660.7% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 27,224.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 24,153.9% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 19,596.1% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 15,632.5% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 12,215.1% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 8,285.3% | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 6,211.4% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 5,660.3% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 3,412.6% | -39.7% |
| 2012 | 2,661.0% | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 1,555.5% | -41.5% |
| 2014 | 2,022.1% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 1,653.8% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 1,327.7% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 1,427.8% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1,119.8% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 1,098.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,769.5% | +61.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1,769.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.5%, 66.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1,769.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.1%, 65.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +61.1% | 1,098.6% | 1,769.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,391.6% | 6,211.4% | 32,898.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,193.9% | 1,098.6% | 5,660.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,769.5% | 1,769.5% | 1,769.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More financial sector data for Liberia
- 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 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.73 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 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.64 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 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.73 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 Liberia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Liberia was 1,769.5% in 2020, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,898.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,098.6% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Liberia ranks 2nd out of 181 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.