External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 75.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saudi Arabia, 1995–2017
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 75.8% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saudi Arabia peaked at 276.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2016.
That places Saudi Arabia 24th out of 181 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 276.5% | — |
| 1996 | 259.0% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 212.9% | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 269.3% | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 183.9% | -31.7% |
| 2000 | 197.0% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 147.3% | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 127.5% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 107.0% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 102.4% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 138.0% | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 161.6% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 195.6% | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 197.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 145.9% | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 118.2% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 109.9% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 124.8% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 104.0% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +6.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 75.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 2.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 75.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240.3% | 183.9% | 276.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 152.0% | 102.4% | 197.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 71.2% | 124.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saudi Arabia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saudi Arabia was 75.8% in 2017, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 276.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.