Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Korea
Korea: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 21.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Korea, 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 Korea stood at 21.9%.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Korea peaked at 36.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1989.
Korea ranks 83rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 31.2% | — |
| 1984 | 29.3% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 31.0% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 25.8% | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 18.2% | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 12.9% | -29.4% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 11.3% | 31.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 13.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 16.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Korea?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Korea was 21.9% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1989.
- How does Korea rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Korea ranks 83rd out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.