Hong Kong, China vs Samoa: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP

Hong Kong, China
307.2%
in 2020
Samoa
646.5%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
7th
Samoa rank
4th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 646.5% against 307.2% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 339.3%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 4th of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 198.8% 1.7% 197.0% Hong Kong, China
1990s 203.3% 10.1% 193.2% Hong Kong, China
2000s 170.9% 128.2% 42.7% Hong Kong, China
2010s 268.3% 687.4% 419.1% Samoa
2020s 307.2% 646.5% 339.3% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Hong Kong, China or Samoa?
Samoa, at 646.5% against 307.2% in Hong Kong, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Hong Kong, China and Samoa?
339.3%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Samoa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong, China and Samoa rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 4th 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.