External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 3.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.8% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.0% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Papua New Guinea peaked at 52.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2004.
That places Papua New Guinea 145th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.3% | — |
| 1996 | 23.6% | +36.4% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | +30.7% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +60.0% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +64.3% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -61.7% |
| 2004 | -0.2% | -100.9% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -4671.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -66.5% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +523.4% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +100.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -36.2% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -57.7% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +65.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -53.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +71.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +49.3% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -44.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.2%, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4671.7% | -0.2% | 8.4% |
| 2007 | +523.4% | 2.8% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 17.3% | 32.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | -0.2% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 2.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- 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 0.0743 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 0.0543 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 0.0743 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 Papua New Guinea?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Papua New Guinea was 3.8% in 2020, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 145th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.