External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the nonbanking sectors (% of domestic bank deposits) by country
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7B: 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.
Countries reporting
180
Highest
4,740.1%
Samoa
Lowest
0.6%
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Median
9.1%
Years covered
27
1995–2021
Data points
4,501
What the numbers show
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the nonbanking sectors (% of domestic bank deposits) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 4,740.1% in Samoa; the lowest is 0.6% in Iran, Islamic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 64.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,464.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 1,031.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 89.6%).
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa | 4,740.1% | 2021 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Liberia | 1,751.0% | 2020 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Seychelles | 1,014.1% | 2021 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Belize | 538.1% | 2021 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 5 | Bahamas | 511.2% | 2020 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 193.2% | 2021 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Barbados | 121.5% | 2019 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 8 | Panama | 121.1% | 2021 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 118.6% | 2021 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 107.4% | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 11 | Angola | 81.3% | 2021 | up 911.8% | rising |
| 12 | Malta | 69.7% | 2021 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Congo | 63.0% | 2019 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Mauritius | 55.7% | 2021 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 15 | Cyprus | 51.2% | 2007 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 48.5% | 2021 | up 1,031.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 48.3% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 18 | Dominica | 44.3% | 2021 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 19 | Aruba | 41.1% | 2020 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Kuwait | 40.6% | 2018 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 39.5% | 2021 | up 512.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 39.3% | 2021 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 39.0% | 2021 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.6% | 2021 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 36.3% | 2021 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 26 | Gabon | 35.7% | 2019 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 27 | Hong Kong, China | 34.1% | 2021 | up 159.8% | rising |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.4% | 2020 | up 141.4% | rising |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 33.2% | 2019 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.3% | 2019 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 32.0% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 32 | Mauritania | 29.0% | 2019 | up 591.6% | volatile |
| 33 | San Marino | 28.9% | 2020 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 28.8% | 2020 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Singapore | 28.6% | 2020 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 36 | Eswatini | 27.8% | 2021 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 27.5% | 2021 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Madagascar | 25.5% | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 39 | Malawi | 25.3% | 2016 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Mozambique | 24.9% | 2021 | up 98.9% | flat |
| 41 | Netherlands | 24.2% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 42 | Bahrain | 24.0% | 2015 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 43 | Cameroon | 22.9% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 44 | Macau, China | 22.1% | 2021 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 21.8% | 2017 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Qatar | 21.5% | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 21.4% | 2021 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Suriname | 21.0% | 2021 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea | 19.6% | 2021 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Denmark | 18.4% | 2021 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Chad | 18.3% | 2019 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 17.3% | 2021 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.9% | 2021 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 54 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.3% | 2020 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 15.8% | 2019 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 15.4% | 2021 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 14.9% | 2021 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Mexico | 14.6% | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 59 | Colombia | 14.5% | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 60 | Grenada | 14.3% | 2021 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 14.2% | 2021 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.1% | 2021 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 13.9% | 2021 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 64 | El Salvador | 13.8% | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 13.1% | 2021 | up 26.3% | flat |
| 66 | Switzerland | 13.0% | 2016 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 67 | Uganda | 13.0% | 2021 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | 12.9% | 2021 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 69 | Niger | 12.9% | 2021 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 12.5% | 2014 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Nigeria | 11.7% | 2021 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 11.7% | 2021 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 11.5% | 2021 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 11.4% | 2021 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 11.3% | 2021 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.3% | 2020 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 11.2% | 2021 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 78 | Belgium | 10.9% | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 79 | Argentina | 10.7% | 2017 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.7% | 2021 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Djibouti | 10.5% | 2021 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Ecuador | 10.4% | 2021 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Chile | 9.9% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 84 | Kenya | 9.8% | 2021 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Burundi | 9.6% | 2020 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Guyana | 9.4% | 2021 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Ukraine | 9.3% | 2021 | up 124.4% | falling |
| 88 | Senegal | 9.2% | 2021 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Comoros | 9.2% | 2021 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Latvia | 9.1% | 2021 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Armenia | 9.0% | 2021 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 8.8% | 2020 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Hungary | 8.5% | 2021 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 94 | Mali | 8.3% | 2021 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Germany | 8.2% | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 96 | Paraguay | 8.1% | 2021 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 97 | United States of America | 8.1% | 2020 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 98 | Estonia | 8.1% | 2021 | up 81.8% | falling |
| 99 | Guatemala | 8.0% | 2021 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | 8.0% | 2021 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 101 | Finland | 7.7% | 2021 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 102 | Botswana | 7.5% | 2021 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 7.3% | 2020 | up 52.7% | falling |
| 104 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.3% | 2020 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 7.2% | 2021 | up 148.9% | rising |
| 106 | Georgia | 7.2% | 2021 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Slovenia | 7.1% | 2021 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | 7.0% | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 109 | Norway | 6.9% | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 110 | Yemen | 6.8% | 2013 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Tunisia | 6.8% | 2021 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 112 | France | 6.7% | 2021 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 113 | South Africa | 6.6% | 2021 | up 28.7% | flat |
| 114 | Austria | 6.5% | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 115 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.4% | 2021 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.2% | 2011 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Benin | 6.2% | 2021 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Belarus | 6.1% | 2021 | up 308.2% | rising |
| 119 | Israel | 6.1% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 120 | Maldives | 6.1% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 121 | Libya | 6.0% | 2020 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Haiti | 5.9% | 2021 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovakia | 5.8% | 2021 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 124 | Namibia | 5.6% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 125 | Portugal | 5.5% | 2021 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 126 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.2% | 2021 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Iceland | 5.2% | 2021 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Togo | 5.2% | 2021 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 129 | New Zealand | 4.9% | 2021 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | 4.8% | 2021 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 4.7% | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 132 | Lebanon | 4.6% | 2017 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Italy | 4.5% | 2021 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 134 | Sudan | 4.5% | 2021 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Australia | 4.3% | 2021 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 136 | Mongolia | 4.2% | 2021 | up 291.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Republic of Moldova | 4.2% | 2021 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 4.0% | 2008 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 139 | Fiji | 4.0% | 2021 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 140 | Malaysia | 3.9% | 2021 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 141 | Tonga | 3.8% | 2020 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 142 | China | 3.6% | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 3.6% | 2021 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 144 | Russian Federation | 3.6% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 145 | Iraq | 3.5% | 2021 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Rwanda | 3.4% | 2021 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Lithuania | 3.3% | 2021 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Czechia | 3.3% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 149 | Viet Nam | 3.3% | 2021 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Türkiye | 3.3% | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 151 | Serbia | 3.2% | 2021 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 152 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.1% | 2010 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Algeria | 3.1% | 2021 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Spain | 3.1% | 2021 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Croatia | 3.0% | 2021 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Canada | 2.9% | 2008 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 157 | Philippines | 2.9% | 2021 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 158 | Poland | 2.8% | 2021 | up 58.1% | flat |
| 159 | Romania | 2.8% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.7% | 2021 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Thailand | 2.7% | 2021 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 162 | Brazil | 2.6% | 2021 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Egypt | 2.5% | 2021 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 164 | Myanmar | 2.2% | 2020 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 2.2% | 2021 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Morocco | 2.2% | 2021 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Pakistan | 2.1% | 2021 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 1.8% | 2021 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 1.7% | 2019 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 170 | Indonesia | 1.6% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 171 | Cambodia | 1.6% | 2021 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Albania | 1.2% | 2021 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Bhutan | 1.2% | 2020 | up 492.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Nepal | 1.1% | 2021 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 1.1% | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 176 | Japan | 1.0% | 2021 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 177 | Korea | 1.0% | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 178 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 179 | India | 0.7% | 2021 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.6% | 2016 | down 86.9% | volatile |
About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7B: 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.