External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 12.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Papua New Guinea is 12.6%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 32.3% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Papua New Guinea peaked at 75.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2015.
Papua New Guinea ranks 128th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.6% | — |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -37.3% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +53.2% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +60.3% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +167.4% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -50.9% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -32.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 12.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 12.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.6% | 20.6% | 36.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 22.5% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 10.4% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,782 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.21 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 126.04 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.84 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.80 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 264.96 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Papua New Guinea?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Papua New Guinea was 12.6% in 2020, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 128th out of 181 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.