External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 34.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong stood at 34.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 159.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Hong Kong peaked at 34.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2013.
Hong Kong ranks 27th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.4% | — |
| 1996 | 23.1% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -34.3% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +126.3% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +17.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 34.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 3.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 34.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 8.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +126.3% | 9.3% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 11.7% | 23.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 10.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 8.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 29.1% | 34.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 37.6% compare
- 25 Nicaragua 36.3% compare
- 26 Gabon 35.7% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 33.4% compare
- 29 Central African Republic 33.2% compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 32.3% compare
More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Hong Kong?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Hong Kong was 34.1% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2013.
- How does Hong Kong rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Hong Kong ranks 27th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.