Bahamas vs Hong Kong: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 466.0% against 307.2% in Hong Kong, a difference of 158.8%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.5 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 182 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 722.6% | 227.5% | 495.1% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 522.3% | 203.3% | 319.0% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 350.2% | 170.9% | 179.3% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 484.7% | 268.3% | 216.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 466.0% | 307.2% | 158.8% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Bahamas or Hong Kong?
- Bahamas, at 466.0% against 307.2% in Hong Kong as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Bahamas and Hong Kong?
- 158.8%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Hong Kong?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Hong Kong rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The ratio of consolidated foreign claims to GDP of the banks that are reporting to BIS. Foreign claims are defined as the sum of cross-border claims plus foreign offices’ local claims in all currencies. In the consolidated banking statistics claims that are granted or extended to nonresidents are referred to as either cross-border claims. In the context of the consolidated banking statistics, local claims refer to claims of domestic banks’ foreign affiliates (branches/subsidiaries) on the residents of the host country (i.e. country of residence of affiliates). Items (A+L from BIS Table 9A). End-of-year data (i.e. December data) are considered for banks claims. GDP is from World Development Indicators.