Barbados vs Panama: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 151.1% against 136.9% in Barbados, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Panama ahead.
Barbados ranks 14th and Panama ranks 12th of 182 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.0% | 354.8% | 319.9% | Panama |
| 1990s | 70.0% | 301.3% | 231.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 117.5% | 263.9% | 146.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 149.6% | 188.2% | 38.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | 136.9% | 151.1% | 14.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Barbados or Panama?
- Panama, at 151.1% against 136.9% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Barbados and Panama?
- 14.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Panama ranks 12th 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.