Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 52.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1994–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 52.2%.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 87.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1999.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10.2% | — |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -41.7% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -31.2% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -24.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +56.3% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +269.6% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +146.3% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +62.1% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +2.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 52.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 3.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 52.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.6%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +269.6% | 3.8% | 14.2% |
| 2005 | +146.3% | 18.6% | 45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 10.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 3.7% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 47.7% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,434 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9087 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 3.92 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 224.07 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.00 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.00 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.22 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.23 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,284 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 52.2% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1999.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.