Current Tendencies of Bank Deposits

Current Tendencies of Bank Deposits

25 September, 2018
The total volume of non-bank deposits in the country's banking sector increased by 5.1 percent (exchange rate effect excluded volume of deposits increased by 1.8 percent), or by 231.7 million GEL, compared to August 1, 2018 and constituted 21.5 billion GEL by September 1, 2018. In July, the volume of term deposits increased by 454.5 million GEL (3.7 percent; exchange rate effect excluded volume of term deposits increased by 0.2 percent). Demand deposits decreased by 589.8 million GEL (7.3 percent; exchange rate effect excluded volume of demand deposits decreased by 4.2 percent).

The larization ratio of total non-bank deposits constituted 37.27 percent by September 1, 2018, and decreased by 1.9 percentage point (exchange rate effect excluded by 0.68 percentage point) compared to August 1, 2018.

The annual average weighted interest rate on term deposits constituted 5.6 percent. In particular, the interest rate for national currency denominated deposits was 7.5 percent and the interest rate for foreign currency denominated deposits 3.0 percent.

The share of the US dollar in the total volume of foreign currency denominated deposits equals 83.5 percent and the share of the Euro equals 14.6 percent.

 

Current statistical information is published on the NBG's website:
https://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=304&lng=eng