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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.
As of 2021, Bermuda ranks first with 54.57%, followed by Belize (20.34%) and Bahrain (13.25%).
Bermuda is 2.7 times higher than Belize, the runner-up.
Across 80 countries and territories, values run from 54.57% (Bermuda) to -4.09% (Namibia), with a median of 0.18%.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from the Americas, 4 from Europe, 1 from Africa and 1 from Asia.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%), 2021. Unit: %.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026