Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 31.2%
World rank
129th
of 136 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
24
1998–2021

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Viet Nam, 1998–2021

11.522.531998200920211998: 2 %1999: 1.9 %2000: 1.7 %2001: 1.7 %2002: 3 %2003: 2.6 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 3.1 %2006: 2.6 %2007: 2.5 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 2 %2011: 1.7 %2012: 1.5 %2013: 1.5 %2014: 1.8 %2015: 1.7 %2016: 1 %2017: 0.816 %2018: 0.98 %2019: 1 %2020: 0.788 %2021: 1 %

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

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 1.0% for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in 2021.

That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Viet Nam peaked at 3.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.

That places Viet Nam 129th out of 136 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%) in Viet Nam, 1998 to 2021.
Year % Change
1998 2.0%
1999 1.9% -5.1%
2000 1.7% -8.0%
2001 1.7% -4.6%
2002 3.0% +79.0%
2003 2.6% -11.3%
2004 2.3% -12.9%
2005 3.1% +33.6%
2006 2.6% -14.4%
2007 2.5% -6.3%
2008 1.9% -23.3%
2009 1.9% +1.8%
2010 2.0% +2.7%
2011 1.7% -14.6%
2012 1.5% -11.5%
2013 1.5% -2.2%
2014 1.8% +21.2%
2015 1.7% -2.6%
2016 1.0% -39.4%
2017 0.8% -21.6%
2018 1.0% +20.0%
2019 1.0% +2.7%
2020 0.8% -21.7%
2021 1.0% +31.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2
2000s 2.3% 1.7% 3.1% 10
2010s 1.4% 0.8% 2.0% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 126 Pakistan 2.4% compare
  2. 127 Iraq 2.2% compare
  3. 128 Papua New Guinea 1.9% compare
  4. 130 Monaco 0.9% compare
  5. 131 Ethiopia 0.9% compare
  6. 132 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Viet Nam?
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Viet Nam was 1.0% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
How does Viet Nam rank for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
Viet Nam ranks 129th out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
Is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam 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.