External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in China
China: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 3.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in China, 1995–2021
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 in China stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% 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 in China peaked at 4.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1997.
That places China 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in China, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.6% | — |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +41.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +59.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -41.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 50% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 3.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in China?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in China was 3.6% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1997.
- How does China rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- China ranks 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.