External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Zambia
Zambia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 31.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Zambia, 2009–2021
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 Zambia stood at 31.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Zambia peaked at 31.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2014.
That places Zambia 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22.4% | — |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -38.4% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +45.9% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +17.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 31.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 31.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.6%, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 14.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 26.9% | 31.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 33 United Arab Emirates 33.3% compare
- 34 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 31.7% compare
- 37 Jordan 31.3% compare
- 38 Norway 31.3% compare
- 39 Malawi 29.6% compare
More financial sector data for Zambia
- 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 0.0011 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 0.0008 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 0.0011 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 Zambia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Zambia was 31.6% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Zambia ranks 36th 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 Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.