External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Qatar
Qatar: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 21.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 21.5%.
That represents a change of up 123.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Qatar peaked at 40.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 46th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.1% | — |
| 1996 | 19.5% | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +66.6% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -37.3% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -55.4% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +32.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +123.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 21.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 2.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 21.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.8%, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 19.5% | 25.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 12.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 9.6% | 21.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More financial sector data for Qatar
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 64.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Qatar?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Qatar was 21.5% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Qatar ranks 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.