Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 10.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Kenya, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 10.0% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Kenya peaked at 31.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 121st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.4% | — |
| 1984 | 20.2% | +39.8% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 21.7% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +84.7% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -43.9% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +49.8% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 14.4% | 30.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 9.5% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 6.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Kenya?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Kenya was 10.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Kenya ranks 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.