External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Paraguay
Paraguay: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 15.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Paraguay, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 15.4% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Paraguay peaked at 134.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 115th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 75.2% | — |
| 1996 | 65.6% | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | +47.6% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 101.9% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 106.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 134.4% | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | -43.5% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +71.7% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +40.6% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -30.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 15.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 80% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 15.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 63.1% | 93.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 42.8% | 134.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 15.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 15.4% | 22.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More financial sector data for Paraguay
- 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.15 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.68 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.15 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 Paraguay?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Paraguay was 15.4% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 134.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Paraguay ranks 115th 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 Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.