External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Tonga
Tonga: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 43.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Tonga, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2020, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Tonga stood at 43.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Tonga peaked at 55.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2001.
That places Tonga 19th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.9% | — |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -54.4% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +42.1% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +314.5% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +38.1% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -73.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +164.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -36.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +63.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +141.6% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +64.9% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +58.2% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +56.9% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +34.9% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 3.6% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 3.0% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 21.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 45.37 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Tonga?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Tonga was 43.3% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Tonga ranks 19th 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 Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.