Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Germany
Germany: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 52.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Germany, 1997–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 52.7% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Germany peaked at 66.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1997.
That places Germany 46th 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +10279.3% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 0.3% | 32.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 38.0% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 40.2% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.7% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 115.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 84.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 115.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Germany?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Germany was 52.7% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- How does Germany rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Germany ranks 46th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.