External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 40.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong stood at 40.5%.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Hong Kong peaked at 118.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2014.
That places Hong Kong 21st out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 118.8% | — |
| 1996 | 85.6% | -27.9% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 80.7% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | -4.9% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 40.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 3.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 40.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.2%, 4.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.4% | 75.6% | 118.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 55.7% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 35.4% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.5% | 42.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Hong Kong?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Hong Kong was 40.5% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 118.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Hong Kong ranks 21st 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 Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.