Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 47.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 47.9% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 50.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1991.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th of 182 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 13.9% | — |
| 1984 | 12.6% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | +71.4% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 22.3% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +40.9% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +42.6% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | +51.7% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +49.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +13.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 47.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.0%, 77% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 47.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.4%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +71.4% | 14.4% | 24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 12.6% | 24.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 11.9% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 23.6% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.9% | 47.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 118.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2193 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 86.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 118.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2193 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 47.9% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.