External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Thailand
Thailand: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 4.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Thailand, 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 Thailand stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Thailand peaked at 16.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2021.
That places Thailand 176th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.0% | — |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +51.5% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -18.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 24% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 33% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 7.0% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 16.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 16.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Thailand?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Thailand was 4.5% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Thailand ranks 176th 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 Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.