External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Portugal
Portugal: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 10.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Portugal, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 10.3% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Portugal peaked at 62.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2021.
Portugal ranks 143rd of 181 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36.1% | — |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -37.4% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -16.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 10.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 32% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 10.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 36.1% | 50.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 36.6% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 12.5% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,218 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.6873 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 430.61 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 39.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 50.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 49.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,605 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Portugal?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Portugal was 10.3% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Portugal ranks 143rd 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 Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.