Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 14.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Egypt, 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 Egypt stood at 14.9%.
The figure is down 38.0% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Egypt peaked at 25.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1996.
That places Egypt 100th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18.2% | — |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -31.7% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -24.8% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | +56.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +97.1% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +50.1% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -38.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 14.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 14.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.8%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +97.1% | 8.7% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 15.5% | 18.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 5.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 10.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 8.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 97 South Africa 15.8% compare
- 98 Angola 15.6% compare
- 99 Ghana 15.5% compare
- 101 Saudi Arabia 14.6% compare
- 102 El Salvador 14.1% compare
- 103 Philippines 13.7% compare
More financial sector data for Egypt
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 Egypt?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Egypt was 14.9% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.