External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Mauritius
Mauritius: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 55.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 55.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Mauritius peaked at 117.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1995.
That places Mauritius 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.2% | — |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +56.6% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | +63.2% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +51.0% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 117.4% | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 101.0% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | +10.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 55.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 7.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 55.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.9%, 4.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 8.2% | 27.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 28.3% | 117.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 52.6% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 50.6% | 55.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Mauritius?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Mauritius was 55.7% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 117.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1995.
- How does Mauritius rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Mauritius ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.