Egypt vs South Africa: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP

Egypt
14.9%
in 2020
South Africa
15.8%
in 2020
Egypt rank
100th
South Africa rank
97th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 15.8% against 14.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 97th of 182 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 17.1% 21.0% 3.9% South Africa
1990s 8.7% 12.6% 3.9% South Africa
2000s 17.8% 25.9% 8.1% South Africa
2010s 14.8% 27.3% 12.6% South Africa
2020s 14.9% 15.8% 0.9% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Egypt or South Africa?
South Africa, at 15.8% against 14.9% in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Egypt and South Africa?
0.9%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
Egypt ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 97th 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.