Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 14.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 14.6%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 14.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 101st out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4.7% | — |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -33.6% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | +56.6% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +80.0% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +122.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -37.5% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +29.5% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +8.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 14.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.0%, 23% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 14.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.8%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +122.0% | 5.3% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 7.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 8.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 98 Angola 15.6% compare
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Saudi Arabia was 14.6% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 101st out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.