Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP

Sao Tome and Principe
8.8%
in 2020
Zambia
9.2%
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe rank
130th
Zambia rank
128th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 9.2% against 8.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Zambia ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 128th of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 4.7% 28.8% 24.1% Zambia
1990s 11.5% 9.5% 2.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 16.2% 9.4% 6.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 17.2% 12.2% 5.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 8.8% 9.2% 0.4% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
Zambia, at 9.2% against 8.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2020.
What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
0.4%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 128th 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.