Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Dominica
Dominica: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 21.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Dominica, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Dominica stood at 21.4%.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Dominica peaked at 56.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1988.
Dominica ranks 84th 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.1% | — |
| 1984 | 8.2% | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +60.7% |
| 1987 | 13.8% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | -45.1% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +28.0% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +87.8% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -22.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 21.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 21.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.6% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 11.4% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 33.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 27.6% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More financial sector data for Dominica
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.188 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.188 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Dominica?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Dominica was 21.4% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1988.
- How does Dominica rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Dominica ranks 84th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.