Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 10.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Sri Lanka, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 10.8% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 14.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1992.
That places Sri Lanka 115th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.7% | — |
| 1984 | 12.5% | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | +39.9% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | -43.2% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +45.5% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +32.5% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +100.9% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 10.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 63% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 10.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.0%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +100.9% | 5.7% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 8.1% | 14.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Sri Lanka was 10.8% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.