External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Japan
Japan: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 4.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Japan peaked at 7.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2009.
That places Japan 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.9% | — |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +56.1% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -49.4% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 35% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Japan's 4.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.2%, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Japan?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Japan was 4.1% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Japan ranks 142nd 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 Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.