Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%) in East Timor
East Timor: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%) was 4.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in East Timor, 2004–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 4.9% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in East Timor peaked at 19.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
East Timor ranks 148th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.2% | — |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -10.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 4.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 57% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 4.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.1%, 18% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.3% | 19.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More financial sector data for East Timor
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.07 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in East Timor?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in East Timor was 4.9% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- East Timor ranks 148th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.