External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Grenada
Grenada: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 18.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Grenada, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Grenada is 18.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3,230.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Grenada peaked at 18.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Grenada ranks 63rd 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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.8% | — |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -70.0% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +172.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -55.6% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +683.5% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -77.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +170.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -83.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +33.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +672.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -84.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -75.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +100.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +243.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +33.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +39.6% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +59.5% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +130.4% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +4.2% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 18.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 18.3% 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 Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +683.5% | 1.0% | 8.1% |
| 2008 | +672.9% | 0.9% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More financial sector data for Grenada
- 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.72 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 10.02 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.72 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 Grenada?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Grenada was 18.3% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Grenada rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Grenada ranks 63rd 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 Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,230.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada 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.