External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Belize
Belize: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 26.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Belize, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Belize stood at 26.0%.
That represents a change of up 35.1% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Belize peaked at 68.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 46th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.1% | — |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 68.6% | +105.3% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | -55.4% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -73.3% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -45.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -67.1% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +3158.5% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | -46.7% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 30.6% | 68.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 2.0% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 15.8% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 19.3% | 26.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Belize?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Belize was 26.0% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Belize ranks 46th 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 Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.