South Africa vs Tonga: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time
- South Africa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 16.6% against 15.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 97th and Tonga ranks 94th of 182 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 2.8% | 11.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 4.7% | 7.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 2.7% | 21.5% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 22.3% | 5.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 16.6% | 0.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, South Africa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 16.6% against 15.8% in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between South Africa and Tonga?
- 0.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
- How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- South Africa ranks 97th and Tonga ranks 94th 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.