External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Palestine
Palestine: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 0.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Palestine, 1998–2021
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 Palestine stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Palestine peaked at 6.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.
That places Palestine 178th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +1833.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +83.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -46.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +48.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -45.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +10.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.8%, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1833.8% | 0.1% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 175 Bangladesh 1.1% compare
- 176 Japan 1.0% compare
- 177 South Korea 1.0% compare
- 179 India 0.7% compare
- 180 Iran 0.6% compare
More financial sector data for Palestine
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7396 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,345 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6879 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 2,181 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -0.0475 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Palestine?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Palestine was 0.9% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
- How does Palestine rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Palestine ranks 178th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine 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.