External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Greece
Greece: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 13.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Greece, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Greece recorded 13.1% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in 2021.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Greece peaked at 21.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 65th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.7% | — |
| 1996 | 19.6% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -45.2% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -33.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +86.0% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +51.6% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +40.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +67.9% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -13.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 13.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Greece's 13.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.1%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +86.0% | 3.7% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.2% | 21.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 3.6% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 6.8% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.1% | 15.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 14.1% compare
- 63 Jordan 13.9% compare
- 64 El Salvador 13.8% compare
- 66 Switzerland 13.0% compare
- 67 Uganda 13.0% compare
- 68 Peru 12.9% compare
More financial sector data for Greece
- 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 Greece?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Greece was 13.1% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Greece ranks 65th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.