External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Lithuania
Lithuania: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 1.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.8% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Lithuania peaked at 41.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 175th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.6% | — |
| 1996 | 41.7% | +85.0% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | -35.4% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +46.1% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -55.1% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +91.2% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -53.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +84.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -70.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +48.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +111.5% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -68.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -32.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +672.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -87.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 12% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +672.7% | 1.5% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 20.0% | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 8.9% | 33.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 1.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 1.4% | 11.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More financial sector data for Lithuania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 53.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4093 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 39.08 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 53.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4093 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Lithuania?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Lithuania was 1.4% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Lithuania ranks 175th 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 Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.