Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 307.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China stood at 307.2%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 307.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 146.3%, in 2002.
Hong Kong, China ranks 7th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 166.7% | — |
| 1984 | 181.5% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 210.9% | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 273.4% | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 287.1% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 241.7% | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 230.9% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 224.9% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 204.9% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 180.6% | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 229.2% | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 240.5% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 232.8% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 202.3% | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 200.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 158.3% | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 159.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 158.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 156.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 146.3% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 164.6% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 175.1% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 167.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 177.3% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 177.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 176.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 209.6% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 244.8% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 251.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 252.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 276.4% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 289.8% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 266.3% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 263.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 284.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 273.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 280.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 307.2% | +9.5% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 307.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.0%, 5.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 307.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.1%, 11.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 227.5% | 166.7% | 287.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 203.3% | 158.3% | 240.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 170.9% | 146.3% | 209.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 268.3% | 244.8% | 289.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 307.2% | 307.2% | 307.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 4 Samoa 646.5% compare
- 5 Bahamas 466.0% compare
- 6 Seychelles 308.1% compare
- 8 New Zealand 188.9% compare
- 9 Macau, China 180.0% compare
- 10 Singapore 179.5% compare
More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Hong Kong, China?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Hong Kong, China was 307.2% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 307.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 146.3% in 2002.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 7th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.