External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis … sectors in Moldova
Moldova: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis … sectors was 28.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Moldova, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Moldova stood at 28.5%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Moldova peaked at 162.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 78th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 … sectors in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 104.9% | — |
| 1996 | 162.0% | +54.4% |
| 1997 | 95.3% | -41.2% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 105.4% | +48.6% |
| 2000 | 109.4% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | -24.8% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -38.3% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -17.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 28.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 28.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.7% | 70.9% | 162.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 38.8% | 109.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 30.3% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 28.5% | 34.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Moldova?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Moldova was 28.5% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 162.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Moldova ranks 78th 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 Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.