External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Colombia
Colombia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 14.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 14.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Colombia peaked at 52.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1995.
Colombia ranks 59th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.0% | — |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +36.0% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +106.1% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -27.7% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +50.7% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 14.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 14.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.3%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +106.1% | 23.4% | 48.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.0% | 24.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 23.4% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 56 Ghana 15.4% compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 14.9% compare
- 58 Mexico 14.6% compare
- 60 Grenada 14.3% compare
- 61 Costa Rica 14.2% compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 14.1% compare
More financial sector data for Colombia
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.26 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 Colombia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Colombia was 14.5% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1995.
- How does Colombia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Colombia ranks 59th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.