External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Serbia
Serbia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 8.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Serbia, 2006–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Serbia is 8.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Serbia peaked at 40.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2021.
That places Serbia 105th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.3% | — |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +123.1% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -67.4% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +50.2% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -26.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 8.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 8.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 13.0% | 40.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.5% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.3% | 11.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 102 Italy 8.6% compare
- 103 Guyana 8.5% compare
- 104 United States of America 8.5% compare
- 106 Cape Verde 8.2% compare
- 107 North Macedonia 8.2% compare
- 108 China 8.1% compare
More financial sector data for Serbia
- 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.8 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.8 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 Serbia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Serbia was 8.3% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Serbia ranks 105th 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 Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.