Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in China
China: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 9.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in China, 1983–2020
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 China is 9.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in China peaked at 12.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1983.
China ranks 129th of 182 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.0% | — |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +41.3% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +57.6% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +102.2% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +40.6% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in China?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in China was 9.0% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1983.
- How does China rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- China ranks 129th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.