External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Norway
Norway: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 38.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 38.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Norway peaked at 75.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1997.
That places Norway 57th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.2% | — |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +65.5% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +67.1% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +58.8% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -6.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 38.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Norway's 38.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.2% | 16.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 24.8% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 32.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.8% | 41.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- 59 Central African Republic 37.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Norway?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Norway was 38.8% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Norway ranks 57th 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 Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.