Liberia vs Samoa: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time
- Liberia
- Samoa
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 960.0% against 646.5% in Samoa, a difference of 313.5%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 4th of 182 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,880.0% | 128.2% | 1,751.8% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1,116.1% | 687.4% | 428.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 960.0% | 646.5% | 313.5% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Liberia or Samoa?
- Liberia, at 960.0% against 646.5% in Samoa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Liberia and Samoa?
- 313.5%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Liberia and Samoa rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Liberia ranks 3rd 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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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.