Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Japan
Japan: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 35.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Japan, 1997–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Japan is 35.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Japan peaked at 35.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1998.
Japan ranks 67th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.9% | — |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +190.2% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +21.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 35.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.0%, 57% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 35.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.1%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Japan 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 | +190.2% | 5.0% | 14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 5.0% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 18.0% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Japan?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Japan was 35.2% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Japan ranks 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.