Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP

Benin
8.7%
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
8.8%
in 2020
Benin rank
131st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
130th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 8.8% against 8.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 131st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 130th of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 12.1% 4.7% 7.5% Benin
1990s 2.1% 11.5% 9.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1.8% 16.2% 14.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 4.6% 17.2% 12.5% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 8.7% 8.8% 0.1% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 8.8% against 8.7% in Benin as of 2020.
What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
37 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
Benin ranks 131st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 130th 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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Indicator
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 6,146 data points, 1983–2020
Last refreshed

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.