External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Palestine
Palestine: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 8.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Palestine, 1998–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 8.1% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Palestine peaked at 26.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1998.
Palestine ranks 153rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.7% | — |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +459.7% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -40.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +23.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 8.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 8.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +459.7% | 4.7% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 4.7% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 15.9% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 5.2% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More financial sector data for Palestine
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7396 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,345 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6879 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 2,181 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -0.0475 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Palestine?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Palestine was 8.1% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1998.
- How does Palestine rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Palestine ranks 153rd 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 Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.