External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Namibia
Namibia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 5.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Namibia peaked at 12.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 124th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.0% | — |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +157.1% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -60.3% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +75.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -54.4% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +63.5% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +102.1% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 3.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Namibia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Namibia was 5.6% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Namibia ranks 124th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.