External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Romania
Romania: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 2.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Romania, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Romania recorded 2.8% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in 2021.
That represents a change of down 32.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Romania peaked at 5.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2008.
That places Romania 159th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.0% | — |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +45.5% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -32.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 29% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.1%, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Romania?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Romania was 2.8% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Romania ranks 159th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.