External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 19.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Dominican Republic, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 19.2% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Dominican Republic peaked at 52.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2003.
That places Dominican Republic 60th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 44.4% | — |
| 1996 | 41.3% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +36.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -93.9% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +308.1% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +119.0% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +1.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 19.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 19.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.4%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +308.1% | 3.2% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 35.2% | 44.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 3.2% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 12.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.8% | 19.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.68 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.61 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.68 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 Dominican Republic?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Dominican Republic was 19.2% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Dominican Republic ranks 60th 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 Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.