Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Maldives

Maldives: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP was 17.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17.4%
Change on year
up 85.9%
World rank
76th
of 136 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 2021
All-time low
5.3%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Maldives, 2017–2021

57.51012.51517.52017201920212017: 5.3 %2018: 6.6 %2019: 6.2 %2020: 9.4 %2021: 17.4 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 17.4% for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 85.9% on the previous year and up 230.6% over five years.

Maldives ranks 76th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%) in Maldives, 2017 to 2021.
Year % Change
2017 5.3%
2018 6.6% +25.6%
2019 6.2% -5.5%
2020 9.4% +49.8%
2021 17.4% +85.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.0% 5.3% 6.6% 3
2020s 13.4% 9.4% 17.4% 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 73 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.0%
  2. 74 Serbia 17.4% compare
  3. 75 Türkiye 17.4% compare
  4. 77 Senegal 17.3% compare
  5. 78 Hungary 16.8% compare
  6. 79 Albania 15.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Maldives?
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Maldives was 17.4% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2017.
How does Maldives rank for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
Maldives ranks 76th out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Maldives 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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Indicator
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 4,260 data points, 1962–2021
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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.