Liberia vs Samoa: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP

Liberia
960.0%
in 2020
Samoa
646.5%
in 2020
Liberia rank
3rd
Samoa rank
4th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Liberia
  • Samoa
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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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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.