Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Paraguay
Paraguay: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 19.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Paraguay, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 19.2% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Paraguay peaked at 24.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1993.
Paraguay ranks 87th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.4% | — |
| 1984 | 13.3% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | +85.1% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +71.0% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +61.0% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 19.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 19.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.4%, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +85.1% | 13.3% | 24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 12.4% | 24.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 7.3% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 9.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 14.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 84 Dominica 21.4% compare
- 85 Tunisia 20.0% compare
- 86 Togo 19.7% compare
- 88 Côte d'Ivoire 18.8% compare
- 89 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.4% compare
- 90 Costa Rica 17.8% compare
More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Paraguay?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Paraguay was 19.2% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1993.
- How does Paraguay rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.