External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Namibia
Namibia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 5.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Namibia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 5.9% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Namibia peaked at 10.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
That places Namibia 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.2% | — |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +32.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -69.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +96.2% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +319.2% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +31.6% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -91.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +193.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -67.2% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +135.7% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +314.2% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +128.1% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -37.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -51.9% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +276.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +61.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 0.7% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 2.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Namibia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Namibia was 5.9% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Namibia ranks 126th 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 Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.