Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 83.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Switzerland, 1997–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 83.0% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Switzerland peaked at 182.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.
That places Switzerland 31st out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +37.2% |
| 1999 | 104.6% | +18796.7% |
| 2000 | 152.4% | +45.7% |
| 2001 | 133.4% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 137.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 112.0% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 112.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 122.1% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 129.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 182.7% | +41.5% |
| 2008 | 108.1% | -40.8% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +7.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 83.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.0%, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 83.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.6%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Switzerland 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 | +18796.7% | 0.6% | 104.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 0.4% | 104.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 128.9% | 99.7% | 182.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 67.0% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 168.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Switzerland?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Switzerland was 83.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 182.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
- How does Switzerland rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.