Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP was 14.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Egypt, 1973–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Egypt stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 570.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Egypt peaked at 14.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 86th out of 136 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4% | — |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -20.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -33.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -27.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1552.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +152.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -42.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +71.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -39.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +43.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +80.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +81.5% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +33.4% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.9% | 14.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Egypt?
- Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Egypt was 14.5% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
- Is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 570.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.