Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP

Namibia
3.6%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
3.7%
in 2020
Namibia rank
156th
Sierra Leone rank
154th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7% against 3.6% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Namibia ranks 156th and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9% 12.1% 11.1% Sierra Leone
1990s 1.5% 6.6% 5.0% Sierra Leone
2000s 5.4% 4.8% 0.5% Namibia
2010s 3.1% 6.8% 3.7% Sierra Leone
2020s 3.6% 3.7% 0.0% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 3.7% against 3.6% in Namibia as of 2020.
What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
37 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
Namibia ranks 156th and Sierra Leone ranks 154th 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.