External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lithuania
Lithuania: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 4.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lithuania, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 4.7% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.1% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lithuania peaked at 57.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2019.
Lithuania ranks 174th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.3% | — |
| 1996 | 57.3% | +77.7% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | -36.2% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +64.5% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +54.7% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -51.1% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +50.6% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -57.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +51.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +438.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -80.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 4.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 15% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 4.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lithuania 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 | +438.0% | 4.4% | 23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.1% | 31.0% | 57.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 11.6% | 42.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 4.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 4.7% | 23.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More financial sector data for Lithuania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 53.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4093 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 39.08 units per person (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 53.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4093 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lithuania?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lithuania was 4.7% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Lithuania ranks 174th 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 Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.