External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in New Zealand
New Zealand: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 7.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in New Zealand peaked at 17.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1995.
That places New Zealand 161st out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.4% | — |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +75.4% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +29.2% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -25.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 22% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 51% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 5.4% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 10.5% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.51 % 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 81.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 59.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 81.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in New Zealand?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in New Zealand was 7.0% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1995.
- How does New Zealand rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- New Zealand ranks 161st 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 New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.