External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Egypt
Egypt: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 2.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Egypt peaked at 14.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 163rd 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.3% | — |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -31.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +67.8% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -20.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.8%, 36% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +67.8% | 3.2% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 14.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 Egypt?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Egypt was 2.5% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Egypt ranks 163rd out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.