External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% of domestic bank deposits) by country
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.
Countries reporting
180
Highest
890.4%
Bahamas
Lowest
0.1%
South Sudan
Median
10.9%
Years covered
27
1995–2021
Data points
4,482
What the numbers show
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% of domestic bank deposits) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 890.4% in Bahamas; the lowest is 0.1% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.9%, and the mean is 26.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,450.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 130 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 3,230.9%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 96.0%).
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas | 890.4% | 2020 | down 82.8% | falling |
| 2 | Barbados | 395.6% | 2019 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 3 | Libya | 220.8% | 2021 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Macau, China | 125.6% | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 110.4% | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 103.9% | 2021 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 7 | Bahrain | 99.5% | 2015 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Singapore | 97.8% | 2020 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 9 | Ireland | 67.0% | 2021 | down 34.1% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 66.5% | 2007 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 61.3% | 2021 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Angola | 54.4% | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 53.9% | 2017 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 49.2% | 2020 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 15 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.5% | 2020 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 16 | Mauritius | 45.6% | 2021 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Eswatini | 45.0% | 2021 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 44.0% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 19 | Tonga | 43.3% | 2020 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Denmark | 41.2% | 2021 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 21 | Hong Kong, China | 40.5% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 22 | Lesotho | 39.8% | 2021 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands | 37.3% | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 37.0% | 2021 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 25 | Kuwait | 35.6% | 2018 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 26 | Mozambique | 35.6% | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 27 | France | 34.7% | 2021 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 34.1% | 2021 | down 59.0% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 34.0% | 2021 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Samoa | 33.8% | 2021 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Gambia | 33.7% | 2021 | up 96.6% | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 33.4% | 2016 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 33.3% | 2020 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritania | 31.9% | 2019 | up 1,292.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.7% | 2021 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 36 | Zambia | 31.6% | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 37 | Jordan | 31.3% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 31.3% | 2021 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 29.6% | 2016 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 28.2% | 2021 | up 377.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Viet Nam | 28.1% | 2021 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.9% | 2021 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 27.3% | 2021 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 27.0% | 2021 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 26.1% | 2021 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 46 | Belize | 26.0% | 2021 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 47 | Dominica | 25.6% | 2021 | up 231.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Lebanon | 25.2% | 2017 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 49 | Belgium | 25.2% | 2021 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 24.3% | 2021 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Honduras | 23.5% | 2021 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Nigeria | 23.4% | 2021 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Djibouti | 22.8% | 2021 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.0% | 2010 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 21.3% | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 56 | Montenegro | 21.2% | 2021 | up 337.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.7% | 2021 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 58 | Yemen | 20.2% | 2013 | down 89.0% | falling |
| 59 | Qatar | 19.5% | 2021 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 19.2% | 2021 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 18.6% | 2021 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 18.5% | 2021 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Grenada | 18.3% | 2021 | up 3,230.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 17.7% | 2021 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Liberia | 17.6% | 2020 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 16.7% | 2021 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 67 | Uruguay | 16.2% | 2021 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 68 | Oman | 16.1% | 2019 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.9% | 2020 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 15.8% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 71 | Ukraine | 15.6% | 2021 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 72 | Peru | 15.5% | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 15.4% | 2021 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15.3% | 2021 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.3% | 2021 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Suriname | 15.1% | 2021 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Bhutan | 15.1% | 2020 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Jamaica | 14.4% | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 79 | Maldives | 13.5% | 2021 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Madagascar | 13.5% | 2021 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 13.2% | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 82 | Seychelles | 13.1% | 2021 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Spain | 13.1% | 2021 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.7% | 2011 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 85 | Albania | 12.4% | 2021 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 11.8% | 2021 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.8% | 2020 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 88 | Sudan | 11.6% | 2021 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Malta | 11.2% | 2021 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 11.1% | 2021 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Guinea | 10.7% | 2021 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Austria | 10.4% | 2021 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 93 | Mongolia | 10.4% | 2021 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Australia | 10.2% | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 95 | Haiti | 10.2% | 2021 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 10.1% | 2021 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 97 | Kenya | 9.9% | 2021 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 98 | South Africa | 9.4% | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 99 | Nepal | 9.4% | 2021 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 8.9% | 2021 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Aruba | 8.8% | 2020 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Italy | 8.6% | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 103 | Guyana | 8.5% | 2021 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 104 | United States of America | 8.5% | 2020 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 105 | Serbia | 8.3% | 2021 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 8.2% | 2021 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 8.2% | 2021 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 108 | China | 8.1% | 2021 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Chile | 8.0% | 2021 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 8.0% | 2021 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Romania | 7.8% | 2021 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Russian Federation | 7.7% | 2021 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Fiji | 7.7% | 2021 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Paraguay | 7.3% | 2021 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Palestine, State of | 7.2% | 2021 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 116 | Burundi | 7.0% | 2020 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Georgia | 7.0% | 2021 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Greece | 6.8% | 2021 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 119 | San Marino | 6.8% | 2020 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Iceland | 6.5% | 2021 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Cambodia | 6.4% | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 122 | Hungary | 6.4% | 2021 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 123 | Canada | 6.3% | 2008 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Colombia | 6.1% | 2021 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Türkiye | 6.0% | 2021 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Namibia | 5.9% | 2021 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Bangladesh | 5.8% | 2021 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 128 | Argentina | 5.8% | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Ghana | 5.8% | 2021 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Rwanda | 5.5% | 2021 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Congo | 5.4% | 2019 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Philippines | 5.0% | 2021 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Portugal | 4.8% | 2021 | down 83.2% | falling |
| 134 | India | 4.7% | 2021 | up 295.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Croatia | 4.7% | 2021 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Pakistan | 4.6% | 2021 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Ecuador | 4.6% | 2021 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 4.5% | 2019 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Slovenia | 4.4% | 2021 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Ethiopia | 4.1% | 2008 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Armenia | 4.1% | 2021 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Japan | 4.1% | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 143 | Poland | 4.0% | 2021 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.8% | 2021 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8% | 2020 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2021 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2021 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovakia | 3.7% | 2021 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 149 | El Salvador | 3.6% | 2021 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Senegal | 3.6% | 2021 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Egypt | 3.5% | 2021 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.3% | 2019 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Brazil | 3.3% | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Myanmar | 3.3% | 2020 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.3% | 2016 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Israel | 3.2% | 2021 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Algeria | 3.1% | 2021 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Indonesia | 3.1% | 2021 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Guatemala | 3.1% | 2021 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Korea | 2.9% | 2021 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.9% | 2021 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 2.7% | 2021 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Sri Lanka | 2.6% | 2019 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% | 2021 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.5% | 2014 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Czechia | 2.4% | 2021 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Cameroon | 2.3% | 2019 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Togo | 2.2% | 2021 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 169 | New Zealand | 2.0% | 2021 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 170 | Latvia | 1.9% | 2021 | down 96.0% | falling |
| 171 | Thailand | 1.8% | 2021 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Gabon | 1.7% | 2019 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Chad | 1.7% | 2019 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | 1.6% | 2021 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Lithuania | 1.4% | 2021 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Niger | 1.4% | 2021 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.3% | 2021 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Mali | 1.3% | 2021 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Benin | 0.8% | 2021 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 180 | South Sudan | 0.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.