External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Zambia
Zambia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 39.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Zambia, 2009–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Zambia is 39.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Zambia peaked at 39.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2013.
Zambia ranks 22nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23.5% | — |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +54.3% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +40.2% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +30.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 39.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 39.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.9%, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 15.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 30.0% | 39.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 19 Aruba 41.1% compare
- 20 Kuwait 40.6% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 39.5% compare
- 23 Saint Lucia 39.0% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 37.6% compare
- 25 Nicaragua 36.3% compare
More financial sector data for Zambia
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 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 Zambia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Zambia was 39.3% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2013.
- How does Zambia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.