Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 92.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 92.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Sweden peaked at 92.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.
That places Sweden 28th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | +11447.7% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 0.3% | 33.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 42.2% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 48.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Sweden?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Sweden was 92.0% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 28th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.