Statizoid

Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%) by country

Ratio of net 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 12A (Net Issues): International...

Countries reporting
98
Highest
153.8%
Marshall Islands
Lowest
-17.0%
Congo
Median
0.1%
Years covered
60
1962–2021
Data points
2,678

What the numbers show

Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 153.8% in Marshall Islands; the lowest is -17.0% in Congo.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 2.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 59,258.4%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 15,123.6%).

Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Marshall Islands 153.8% 2020 up 46.8% rising
2 Bermuda 54.6% 2021 up 372.5% volatile
3 Bahrain 13.3% 2021 up 242.9% volatile
4 Liechtenstein 5.0% 2019 down 42.1% volatile
5 Mongolia 4.5% 2020 up 85.2% volatile
6 Albania 4.0% 2021 up 18.0% volatile
7 Latvia 4.0% 2021 down 10.8% volatile
8 Trinidad and Tobago 2.7% 2016 up 428.4% volatile
9 Canada 2.6% 2021 up 332.0% volatile
10 Peru 2.1% 2021 up 478.5% volatile
11 Netherlands 2.1% 2021 down 56.7% volatile
12 Panama 2.1% 2021 up 502.4% volatile
13 Lebanon 1.9% 2019 up 134.3% volatile
14 Bolivia 1.8% 2012 up 14,731.4% volatile
15 Kuwait 1.7% 2020 up 968.4% volatile
16 Norway 1.6% 2021 down 42.4% volatile
17 Morocco 1.6% 2020 up 9.0% volatile
18 Iceland 1.6% 2021 up 106.3% volatile
19 United Kingdom 1.5% 2021 up 240.4% volatile
20 United Arab Emirates 1.5% 2020 down 13.5% volatile
21 Australia 1.4% 2021 up 428.2% volatile
22 Spain 1.3% 2021 up 330.6% volatile
23 Belarus 1.3% 2017 up 673.4% volatile
24 Cyprus 1.2% 2021 up 91.4% volatile
25 Guatemala 1.2% 2021 up 267.7% volatile
26 Tunisia 1.2% 2018 up 1,533.4% volatile
27 Greece 1.0% 2021 down 65.8% volatile
28 Israel 1.0% 2021 down 45.5% volatile
29 Bahamas 1.0% 2021 up 43.2% volatile
30 Chile 0.9% 2021 up 40.5% volatile
31 Colombia 0.9% 2021 up 363.5% volatile
32 Uruguay 0.7% 2021 down 69.1% volatile
33 United States 0.7% 2021 up 360.6% volatile
34 Qatar 0.6% 2021 down 78.8% volatile
35 France 0.4% 2021 up 67.7% volatile
36 Portugal 0.4% 2021 down 21.7% volatile
37 Malaysia 0.4% 2021 up 1,053.5% volatile
38 Italy 0.4% 2021 up 410.1% volatile
39 Slovenia 0.4% 2019 down 39.6% volatile
40 Singapore 0.3% 2021 down 43.4% volatile
41 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2021 down 26.1% volatile
42 Iran 0.3% 2002 — volatile
43 Kazakhstan 0.3% 2021 up 187.9% volatile
44 Denmark 0.3% 2021 up 113.9% volatile
45 Egypt 0.3% 2021 up 59,258.4% volatile
46 South Korea 0.2% 2021 down 40.5% volatile
47 Ghana 0.2% 2021 down 93.2% volatile
48 Japan 0.2% 2021 up 305.7% volatile
49 Germany 0.2% 2021 down 66.4% volatile
50 Russia 0.1% 2021 up 1,885.0% volatile
51 Oman 0.1% 2021 up 468.2% volatile
52 Belgium 0.1% 2021 up 103.6% volatile
53 Lithuania 0.1% 2021 down 94.7% volatile
54 Mauritius 0.1% 2019 down 62.9% volatile
55 Nigeria 0.1% 2021 down 57.4% volatile
56 Philippines 0.1% 2021 up 118.1% volatile
57 Hong Kong 0.1% 2021 down 42.0% volatile
58 Slovakia 0.0% 2021 down 98.1% volatile
59 Hungary 0.0% 2021 up 105.1% volatile
60 Vietnam 0.0% 2021 up 116.2% volatile
61 New Zealand 0.0% 2021 down 91.7% volatile
62 South Africa 0.0% 2021 up 5.4% volatile
63 Ireland 0.0% 2021 up 102.8% volatile
64 China 0.0% 2021 down 78.8% volatile
65 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2021 down 85.8% volatile
66 Romania 0.0% 2021 down 98.4% volatile
67 Paraguay 0.0% 2021 down 99.1% volatile
68 Ecuador 0.0% 2021 up 104.9% volatile
69 Serbia -0.0% 2021 up 96.1% volatile
70 India -0.0% 2021 up 83.4% volatile
71 Thailand -0.0% 2021 down 128.4% volatile
72 Argentina -0.0% 2021 down 309.2% volatile
73 Switzerland -0.0% 2021 up 73.9% volatile
74 Bulgaria -0.1% 2021 up 70.0% volatile
75 Brazil -0.1% 2021 down 122.0% volatile
76 Mexico -0.1% 2021 down 127.7% volatile
77 Luxembourg -0.1% 2021 down 104.1% volatile
78 Indonesia -0.2% 2021 down 189.2% volatile
79 Algeria -0.2% 2017 down 245.3% volatile
80 Costa Rica -0.3% 2021 down 153.2% volatile
81 Ukraine -0.4% 2021 down 23.0% volatile
82 Czechia -0.5% 2021 down 2,261.4% volatile
83 Turkey -0.5% 2021 down 428.3% volatile
84 Pakistan -0.5% 2021 down 232.1% volatile
85 Venezuela -0.6% 2014 down 142.3% volatile
86 Laos -0.8% 2021 down 207.4% volatile
87 Estonia -1.2% 2020 down 790.0% volatile
88 Sri Lanka -1.2% 2020 down 170.1% volatile
89 Austria -1.3% 2021 up 33.7% volatile
90 Aruba -1.4% 2019 down 180.9% volatile
91 Jamaica -1.5% 2021 down 136.9% volatile
92 Sweden -2.0% 2021 down 546.0% volatile
93 Croatia -2.4% 2019 down 181.0% volatile
94 Jordan -2.9% 2020 down 203.5% volatile
95 El Salvador -3.0% 2019 down 165.4% volatile
96 Finland -3.3% 2021 down 2,362.0% volatile
97 Barbados -6.1% 2019 down 160.8% volatile
98 Congo -17.0% 2003 down 15,123.6% volatile

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP by country. Statizoid, drawing on Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/loans-from-nonresident-banks-net-to-gdp-percent/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/loans-from-nonresident-banks-net-to-gdp-percent/">Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP by country</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 2,678 data points, 1962–2021
Last refreshed

Ratio of net 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 12A (Net Issues): International debt securities - all issuers.