External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Australia
Australia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 10.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Australia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10.2% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Australia peaked at 13.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1995.
Australia ranks 94th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.7% | — |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -17.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 87% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.2%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 61.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Australia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Australia was 10.2% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Australia ranks 94th 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 Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.