Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Australia
Australia: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 49.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Australia, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 49.7% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Australia peaked at 70.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1983.
That places Australia 54th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 15.6% | — |
| 1984 | 16.8% | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 19.6% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 28.1% | +43.2% |
| 1987 | 32.1% | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 31.7% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 26.1% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | -38.1% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 15.6% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 23.6% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 37.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 31.6% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Australia?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Australia was 49.7% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1983.
- How does Australia rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Australia ranks 54th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.