Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Estonia
Estonia: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP was 8.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Estonia, 1996–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Estonia stood at 8.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and up 163.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Estonia peaked at 10.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1996.
That places Estonia 107th out of 136 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8% | — |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +488.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -28.1% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -39.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +171.8% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +55.5% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +52.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -42.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +173.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Estonia?
- Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Estonia was 8.6% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- Estonia ranks 107th out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
- Is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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About this data
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.