External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Argentina
Argentina: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 5.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Argentina, 1995–2017
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2017, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Argentina stood at 5.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Argentina peaked at 31.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2015.
Argentina ranks 128th of 180 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 the banking in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.0% | — |
| 1996 | 20.5% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | +52.6% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -70.7% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +156.0% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -40.7% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -26.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -41.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +344.6% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -2.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 5.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 5.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.4%, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +344.6% | 1.3% | 6.0% |
| 2002 | +156.0% | 8.4% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 20.5% | 31.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 3.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 6.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Argentina?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Argentina was 5.8% in 2017, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Argentina ranks 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2017.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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 the banking sector (% 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 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.