External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Mozambique
Mozambique: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 35.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 35.6%.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Mozambique peaked at 107.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 26th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 75.7% | — |
| 1996 | 104.4% | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 107.3% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 107.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -43.9% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | -47.5% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -36.9% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +66.3% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -19.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 35.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.2%, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 35.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.6%, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.1% | 60.5% | 107.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 31.6% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 27.4% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 35.6% | 44.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More financial sector data for Mozambique
- 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.1 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8011 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.1 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 Mozambique?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Mozambique was 35.6% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 107.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Mozambique ranks 26th 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 Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.