External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mongolia
Mongolia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 14.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mongolia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 14.6% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 171.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mongolia peaked at 46.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2012.
Mongolia ranks 119th 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 all sectors in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.7% | — |
| 1996 | 41.1% | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +46.0% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -84.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +242.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -66.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +56.8% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +89.3% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +45.6% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -38.8% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -9.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 14.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 77% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 14.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +242.5% | 4.7% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 31.9% | 46.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 4.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 3.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More financial sector data for Mongolia
- 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 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.13 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.55 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 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.13 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 Mongolia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mongolia was 14.6% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- How does Mongolia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Mongolia ranks 119th 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 Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.