Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 10.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic stood at 10.7%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1994.
Dominican Republic ranks 116th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17.1% | — |
| 1984 | 10.6% | -37.9% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +113.0% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 19.3% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -46.2% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +41.0% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +71.6% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +2.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 10.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 63% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 10.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.4%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +113.0% | 10.6% | 22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 10.6% | 22.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 9.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.68 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.61 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.68 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 Dominican Republic?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Dominican Republic was 10.7% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1994.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.