External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Georgia
Georgia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 7.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Georgia, 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 Georgia stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Georgia peaked at 150.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2021.
That places Georgia 117th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.5% | — |
| 1996 | 134.8% | +628.3% |
| 1997 | 150.6% | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 69.6% | -53.8% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -42.1% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -73.2% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | +252.4% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -27.3% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +48.2% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +51.8% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -70.9% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -48.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -28.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 7.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +628.3% | 18.5% | 134.8% |
| 2002 | +252.4% | 10.2% | 35.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.8% | 18.5% | 150.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 10.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 8.3% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 9.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More financial sector data for Georgia
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0076 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0055 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0076 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 Georgia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Georgia was 7.0% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 150.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- How does Georgia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Georgia ranks 117th 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 Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia 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.