External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Armenia
Armenia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 4.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Armenia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 4.1% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Armenia peaked at 124.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2020.
That places Armenia 141st out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.2% | — |
| 1996 | 121.7% | +755.0% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | -46.5% |
| 1998 | 108.2% | +66.1% |
| 1999 | 124.0% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 107.5% | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 104.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 119.3% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 111.8% | +54.4% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -54.2% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -80.1% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -41.8% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +71.3% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -50.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +50.9% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +755.0% | 14.2% | 121.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.7% | 14.2% | 124.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 10.2% | 119.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More financial sector data for Armenia
- 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 (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0665 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 (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0486 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 (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0665 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 the banking in Armenia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Armenia was 4.1% in 2021, 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 124.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Armenia ranks 141st out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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.