External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Tunisia
Tunisia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 20.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 20.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Tunisia peaked at 46.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2014.
Tunisia ranks 96th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38.9% | — |
| 1996 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 28.7% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -50.2% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +49.2% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -13.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 20.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 20.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 30.4% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 23.1% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 17.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.0% | 23.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More financial sector data for Tunisia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.86 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Tunisia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Tunisia was 20.0% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Tunisia ranks 96th 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 Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.