External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 5.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Bangladesh, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Bangladesh is 5.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Bangladesh peaked at 18.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 127th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.0% | — |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -36.5% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -31.7% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -36.0% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -29.1% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +108.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -39.9% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +41.0% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +30.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 5.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.6%, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 7.8% | 18.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Bangladesh?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Bangladesh was 5.8% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Bangladesh ranks 127th 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 Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.