External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bahrain
Bahrain: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 24.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bahrain, 1995–2015
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 24.0% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bahrain peaked at 76.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2015.
That places Bahrain 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.0% | — |
| 1996 | 71.3% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -11.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 24.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 2.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 24.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.8%, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 56.7% | 76.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 28.9% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.0% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 39 Malawi 25.3% compare
- 40 Mozambique 24.9% compare
- 41 Netherlands 24.2% compare
- 43 Cameroon 22.9% compare
- 44 Macau, China 22.1% compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 21.8% compare
More financial sector data for Bahrain
- 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 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 116.55 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 85.11 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 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 116.55 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 in Bahrain?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bahrain was 24.0% in 2015, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Bahrain ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2015.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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 nonbanking sectors (% 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 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.