External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 221.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 221.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 1,053.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 203.9%, in 2019.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 386.5% | — |
| 1996 | 204.6% | -47.1% |
| 1997 | 227.0% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 254.3% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 318.2% | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 334.8% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 242.5% | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 285.4% | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 272.3% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 311.3% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 403.2% | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 1,053.9% | +161.4% |
| 2007 | 756.6% | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 810.4% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 660.8% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 594.8% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 539.9% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 587.3% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 329.9% | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 361.1% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 465.8% | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 331.7% | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 254.4% | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 261.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 203.9% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 248.9% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 221.5% | -11.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 221.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 11.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 221.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 7.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +161.4% | 403.2% | 1,053.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 278.1% | 204.6% | 386.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 513.1% | 242.5% | 1,053.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 393.0% | 203.9% | 594.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 235.2% | 221.5% | 248.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 16,551 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 197.01 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.34 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 205.34 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 205.34 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,055 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -15.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,055 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 221.5% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 1,053.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.9% in 2019.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 9th 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.