Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Norway
Norway: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 97.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Norway, 1997–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Norway stood at 97.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Norway peaked at 97.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
Norway ranks 24th of 182 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +246351.2% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +35.1% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 0.0% | 28.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 31.9% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 53.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Norway?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Norway was 97.6% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Norway ranks 24th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.