Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in France
France: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 81.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in France, 1997–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 81.1% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in France peaked at 81.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.
That places France 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +3945.7% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +19.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 81.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.0%, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- France's 81.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +3945.7% | 0.8% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 0.6% | 31.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 37.9% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 55.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More financial sector data for France
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in France?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in France was 81.1% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
- How does France rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- France ranks 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.