External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Spain
Spain: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 16.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 16.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Spain peaked at 36.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2016.
Spain ranks 111th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.1% | — |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -49.5% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -28.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -7.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 16.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 51% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Spain's 16.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 30.2% | 36.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 17.5% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 11.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More financial sector data for Spain
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 69.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 50.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 69.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Spain?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Spain was 16.2% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Spain ranks 111th 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 Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.