External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bangladesh, 1995–2021
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 in Bangladesh is 1.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bangladesh peaked at 2.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 175th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.8% | — |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +46.5% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +56.3% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +49.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -44.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +65.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +17.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.1%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bangladesh?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Bangladesh was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Bangladesh ranks 175th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.