External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Yemen
Yemen: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 27.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Yemen, 1995–2013
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 27.0% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.3% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Yemen peaked at 286.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2013.
That places Yemen 83rd out of 181 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 214.7% | — |
| 1996 | 229.1% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 211.4% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 168.5% | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 202.8% | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 286.2% | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 262.4% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 256.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 216.7% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 197.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 183.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 189.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 154.1% | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 137.8% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -35.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 27.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.5%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 27.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205.3% | 168.5% | 229.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 198.0% | 96.0% | 286.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 27.0% | 73.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 80 Brunei 28.1% compare
- 81 Belarus 27.4% compare
- 82 Tanzania 27.2% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 27.0% compare
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 26.0% compare
- 86 Costa Rica 25.9% compare
More financial sector data for Yemen
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0003 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 Yemen?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Yemen was 27.0% in 2013, 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 286.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Yemen ranks 83rd out of 181 countries with data for 2013.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.