External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Greece
Greece: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 6.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Greece, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Greece recorded 6.8% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Greece peaked at 34.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2021.
That places Greece 118th 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 25 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.1% | — |
| 1996 | 27.4% | +36.3% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -43.4% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -40.1% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -23.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 58% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 20.1% | 34.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 17.1% | 33.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 8.5% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More financial sector data for Greece
- 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 Greece?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Greece was 6.8% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Greece ranks 118th 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 Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.