External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Italy
Italy: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 8.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 8.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Italy peaked at 29.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 102nd of 180 countries on this measure, 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.4% | — |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -45.8% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -9.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 8.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 73% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Italy's 8.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 21.4% | 29.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 11.4% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Italy?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Italy was 8.6% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Italy ranks 102nd 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 Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.