Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Spain
Spain: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 43.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Spain, 1997–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 43.9% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Spain peaked at 78.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
Spain ranks 57th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +45.0% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | +70243.6% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 0.0% | 27.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 31.0% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 32.7% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Spain?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Spain was 43.9% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Spain rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Spain ranks 57th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.