External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Djibouti
Djibouti: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 22.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti stood at 22.8%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Djibouti peaked at 130.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2021.
Djibouti ranks 53rd 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 94.6% | — |
| 1996 | 116.0% | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 130.0% | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | -52.7% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -44.9% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +64.3% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +92.4% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -42.0% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +47.5% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 102.8% | +51.2% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -59.8% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +87.7% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -38.5% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -34.9% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 22.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 22.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.7%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 44.2% | 130.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 24.3% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 27.4% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 22.8% | 35.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 50 Republic of Moldova 24.3% compare
- 51 Honduras 23.5% compare
- 52 Nigeria 23.4% compare
- 54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.0% compare
- 55 Belarus 21.3% compare
- 56 Montenegro 21.2% compare
More financial sector data for Djibouti
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.96 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.35 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.96 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 Djibouti?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Djibouti was 22.8% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 130.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2021.
- How does Djibouti rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Djibouti ranks 53rd 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 Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.