External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Jordan
Jordan: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 31.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Jordan, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 31.3% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Jordan peaked at 102.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2015.
That places Jordan 37th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 81.9% | — |
| 1996 | 89.4% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 91.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 102.1% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +35.6% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | -48.1% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +5.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 31.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 3.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 31.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.7%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.8% | 81.9% | 91.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 27.8% | 102.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.6% | 31.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 34 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 31.7% compare
- 36 Zambia 31.6% compare
- 38 Norway 31.3% compare
- 39 Malawi 29.6% compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 28.2% compare
More financial sector data for Jordan
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1013 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 Jordan?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Jordan was 31.3% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2015.
- How does Jordan rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Jordan ranks 37th 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 Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.