20 January 2015

BIS: Banking statistics

Locational banking statistics

The locational banking statistics provides quarterly data on international financial claims and liabilities of bank offices resident in the BIS reporting countries broken down by currency, sector of counterparty and country of residence of counterparty, and by nationality of reporting banks. In this dataset, both domestic and foreign-owned banking offices in the reporting countries report their outstanding positions, including those vis-à-vis own affiliates. The locational banking statistics are compiled using principles that are consistent with balance of payments.

Locational banking statistics

Consolidated banking statistics

The consolidated banking statistics provides quarterly data on banks' foreign claims by country of residence of counterparty. International claims is broken down by country of residence of counterparty, as well as remaining maturity and sector of borrower. In addition, the statistics includes information on the reallocation of claims (ie risk transfers) to the country of ultimate risk (the country where the guarantor of a claim resides). The data capture the worldwide consolidated claims of banks headquartered in the BIS reporting countries, including claims of their own foreign affiliates but excluding positions between related offices. They build on measures used by banks in their internal risk management systems. The statistics also provide separate data on international claims of foreign bank offices whose head offices are located outside the reporting countries on an unconsolidated basis.

Consolidated banking statistics

International banking statistics at end-September 2014

The $493 billion quarterly expansion in global cross-border claims boosted the annual growth rate to about 5% at end-September 2014 from 1% at end-June 2014.

The increase in cross-border bank lending was concentrated in Japanese yen and US dollars. Claims denominated in yen were up by 15% in the year to end-September 2014.

In contrast to the global trend, cross-border lending to emerging markets slowed in the third quarter of 2014. Claims on residents of Russia contracted by $11 billion between end-June and end-September 2014, which took their annual change to -15%.

Developments in the latest international banking statistics, including breaks in series arising from methodological changes, are summarised in the Statistical release. Data are available on the BIS website, via the BIS WebStats query tool, or as tables in PDF. Data are subject to change; revised data will be released in conjunction with the forthcoming BIS Quarterly Review on 18 March 2015. The international banking statistics at end-December 2014 will be released on or before 24 April 2015.

International banking statistics at end-September 2014

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