External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 39.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zimbabwe, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 39.9% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zimbabwe peaked at 7,844.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2005.
Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,844.9% | — |
| 1996 | 6,411.6% | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 3,259.6% | -49.2% |
| 1998 | 4,591.8% | +40.9% |
| 1999 | 3,526.9% | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 1,694.0% | -52.0% |
| 2001 | 868.9% | -48.7% |
| 2002 | 329.3% | -62.1% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | -80.7% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -68.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -86.8% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +3341.2% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -34.6% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -37.6% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +119.7% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -8.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 39.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 39.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.1%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +3341.2% | 2.6% | 89.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,127.0% | 3,259.6% | 7,844.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 438.2% | 2.6% | 1,694.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 15.1% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 39.9% | 43.4% | 2 |
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0265 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 Zimbabwe?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Zimbabwe was 39.9% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7,844.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th 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 Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.