External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in New Zealand
New Zealand: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 2.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 40.7% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in New Zealand peaked at 9.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
New Zealand ranks 169th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.2% | — |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +114.3% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -35.1% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +34.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +58.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +39.9% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -32.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -40.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 17% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.2%, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.2% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.51 % 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 81.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % 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 59.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.51 % 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 81.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in New Zealand?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in New Zealand was 2.0% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- New Zealand ranks 169th 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 New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.