Bahrain vs Cyprus: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 129.9% against 97.8% in Cyprus, a difference of 32.1%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.3 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 7th and Cyprus ranks 9th of 136 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.3% | 2.2% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 27.1% | 3.4% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.8% | 0.1% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 120.0% | 99.2% | 20.8% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp, Bahrain or Cyprus?
- Bahrain, at 129.9% against 97.8% in Cyprus as of 2021.
- What is the difference in loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp between Bahrain and Cyprus?
- 32.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Cyprus?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Bahrain and Cyprus rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 7th and Cyprus ranks 9th of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.