External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zambia
Zambia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 71.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zambia, 2009–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zambia is 71.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zambia peaked at 71.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 27th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 45.9% | — |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +24.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 71.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 71.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.1%, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 30.1% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 57.0% | 71.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zambia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zambia was 71.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Zambia ranks 27th 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 Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.