External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Niger
Niger: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 14.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Niger, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Niger recorded 14.4% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
That represents a change of up 47.5% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Niger peaked at 197.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2016.
That places Niger 121st out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 57.5% | — |
| 1996 | 66.6% | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 185.6% | +178.9% |
| 1998 | 163.7% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 197.5% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 150.2% | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 166.9% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | -54.4% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +34.6% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -53.4% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +46.6% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +47.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 14.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.5%, 54% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 14.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.1%, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +178.9% | 66.6% | 185.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134.2% | 57.5% | 197.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 19.8% | 166.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 14.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More financial sector data for Niger
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9039 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 Niger?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Niger was 14.4% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 197.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2016.
- How does Niger rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Niger ranks 121st 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 Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.