External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Serbia
Serbia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 3.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Serbia, 2006–2021
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 Serbia stood at 3.2%.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Serbia peaked at 7.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2006.
That places Serbia 151st out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.5% | — |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +312.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -17.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 44% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 3.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.1%, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +312.4% | 1.5% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 1.5% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More financial sector data for Serbia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Serbia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Serbia was 3.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Serbia ranks 151st out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.