External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Qatar
Qatar: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 41.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 41.0%.
That represents a change of up 48.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Qatar peaked at 75.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 52nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 75.0% | — |
| 1996 | 58.8% | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -37.4% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +48.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 41.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 41.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 43.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 32.4% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 21.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 27.7% | 41.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Qatar?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Qatar was 41.0% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Qatar ranks 52nd 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 Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.