External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Namibia
Namibia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 11.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 11.5%.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Namibia peaked at 19.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1995.
Namibia ranks 134th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.2% | — |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +122.8% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -61.7% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +78.5% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +44.0% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -29.8% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +54.6% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +47.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +85.0% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -17.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 11.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.1%, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 7.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 9.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Namibia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Namibia was 11.5% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Namibia ranks 134th 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 Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.