Germany vs Italy: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP

Germany
52.7%
in 2020
Italy
52.6%
in 2020
Germany rank
46th
Italy rank
47th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
020406080199720082020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 52.7% against 52.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 46th and Italy ranks 47th of 182 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 10.9% 12.2% 1.3% Italy
2000s 53.6% 52.1% 1.5% Germany
2010s 47.5% 42.7% 4.8% Germany
2020s 52.7% 52.6% 0.1% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 52.7% against 52.6% in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Germany and Italy?
0.1%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
Germany ranks 46th and Italy ranks 47th 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.