Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Aruba
Aruba: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 63.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Aruba, 1995–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Aruba is 63.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 86.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Aruba peaked at 84.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1997.
Aruba ranks 37th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.0% | — |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +38.8% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | +46.2% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +45.4% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +105.6% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 15.0% | 30.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 18.0% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 34.3% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Aruba?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Aruba was 63.8% in 2020, according to Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1997.
- How does Aruba rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Aruba ranks 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.