Foreign claims of banking groups on counterparties located in all foreign countries excluding residents (US dollar million) - Germany - BIS - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: Germany foreign claims (CBS, guarantor basis)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to BIS consolidated banking statistics, on a guarantor basis, foreign claims of banking groups headquartered in Germany on counterparties located in all foreign countries excluding residents were 2,405,945 US dollar million in 2026-Q2, versus 2,324,384 in 2026-Q1. This represents an increase of 3.5 percent.
Sample. There are 86 data points overall in the quarterly time series shown in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series stretches from March 2005 to June 2026.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: foreign claims were equal on average to 2,499,717 US dollar million; they reached their maximum of 4,566,782 US dollar million in March 2008; they reached their lowest level of 1,670,715 US dollar million in September 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar million |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 2,285,148 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2,324,384 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2,405,945 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Foreign claims of banking groups headquartered in Germany on counterparties located in all foreign countries excluding residents |
| Country | Germany |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Assets (balance-sheet item) |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | US dollar million |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to conditions |
| Other information | Consolidated banking statistics; guarantor basis |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LQ1 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign claims of banking groups on counterparties located in all foreign countries (US dollar million) - Germany - BIS - Quarterly | 86 | 2005-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Foreign claims of banking groups on counterparties located in all foreign countries excluding residents (US dollar million) - Germany - BIS - Quarterly | 86 | 2005-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Foreign claims of banking groups on counterparties located in the Euro Area (US dollar million) - Germany - BIS - Quarterly | 87 | 2004-12-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Foreign claims of banking groups on international organizations (US dollar million) - Germany - BIS - Quarterly | 86 | 2005-03-31 | 2026-06-30 |