Consolidated worldwide claims - 2024 Q3

This statistical release covers the consolidated worldwide external claims and unused commitments of UK-owned monetary financial institutions (excluding central banks) and their branches and subsidiaries worldwide.
Published on 20 December 2024

Key points

  • UK-owned monetary financial institutions and their branches and subsidiaries worldwide reported an increase in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis of $273.3 billion during 2024 Q3, to a level of $4,783.3 billion.
  • By sector, the largest increase in claims was on the Other Financial Corporations sector, up by $142.0 billion to a level of $1,392.3 billion.
  • By region, the largest increase in claims was on Developed Countries, up $166.3 billion to a level of $2,910.8 billion.

Table A: Regional breakdown of external claims of UK-owned monetary financial institutions - Q3 2024 (US$ billions)

External claims on:

Developed Countries

Offshore Centres

Developing Countries:

Total

Europe

Latin America & Caribbean

Africa & Middle East

Asia & Pacific

Immediate borrower

2,898.8

907.2

26.8

88.0

184.2

615.0

4,811.1

Net risk transfers

12.0

-59.0

-0.8

-1.1

-8.5

28.2

-27.8

Ultimate risk basis

2,910.8

848.2

26.0

86.9

175.7

643.3

4,783.3

Chart 1: Changes in external claims on an ultimate risk basis by region and origin of claim

Chart 2: External claims on an ultimate risk basis by country share

Consolidated external claims: Developed Countries

Chart 3: Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis by counterpart sector for Developed Countries - 2024 Q3

Chart 4: Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis by country for Developed Countries - 2024 Q3 (5 largest increases/decreases)

Table B: Changes in external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Developed Countries (US$ billions) - Q3 2024

Total

of which by origin:

of which by sector:

Cross-border

Local

DTC

Public Sector

OFC

NFC

HH

Largest increases

United States

80.2

88.1

-7.9

0.4

4.1

74.7

-2.0

3.1

France

35.5

32.1

3.4

26.4

4.2

3.1

1.3

0.6

Japan

33.4

14.2

19.2

12.1

2.6

17.1

1.4

0.2

Australia

5.2

1.4

3.8

-0.4

0.9

1.6

1.6

1.5

Ireland

4.6

5.3

-0.6

0.5

0.5

3.8

1.1

-1.4

Largest decreases

Belgium

-1.2

-1.2

0.0

-0.8

-0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

Canada

-1.5

-1.8

0.3

-1.7

-0.2

-0.5

0.8

0.0

Switzerland

-1.5

0.8

-2.3

1.5

-4.6

0.4

0.7

0.5

Norway

-2.2

-2.2

0.0

-1.9

-0.2

-0.1

-0.1

0.0

Germany

-4.2

9.2

-13.4

4.0

-10.6

-0.1

2.4

0.1

Table C: Amounts outstanding of external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Developed Countries (US$ billions) - Q3 2024

Total

of which by origin:

of which by sector:

Cross-border

Local

DTC

Public Sector

OFC

NFC

HH

Largest increases

United States

1,570.8

941.8

629.0

55.4

445.7

830.8

182.9

55.9

France

380.6

227.8

152.8

181.7

137.1

23.9

27.7

10.2

Japan

238.5

105.8

132.7

38.9

66.8

100.4

31.8

0.6

Australia

94.3

35.9

58.4

14.5

15.5

20.1

19.6

24.5

Ireland

47.9

43.9

4.0

2.2

1.8

27.6

15.5

0.8

Largest decreases

Belgium

8.8

7.8

1.1

2.8

1.6

0.8

3.5

0.1

Canada

64.6

63.4

1.2

26.5

23.4

12.0

2.2

0.5

Switzerland

40.7

32.7

8.0

6.9

11.4

4.1

12.4

6.0

Norway

5.1

5.1

0.0

1.5

1.8

0.8

1.0

0.0

Germany

210.1

109.3

100.8

61.7

117.6

12.2

16.9

1.6

Consolidated external claims: Offshore Centres

Chart 5: Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis by counterpart sector for Offshore Centres - 2024 Q3

Chart 6: Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis by country for Offshore Centres - 2024 Q3 (5 largest increases/decreases)

Table D: Changes in external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Offshore Centres (US$ billions) - Q3 2024

Total

of which by origin:

of which by sector:

Cross-border

Local

DTC

Public Sector

OFC

NFC

HH

Largest increases

Singapore

21.8

15.0

6.8

3.7

7.2

10.9

-1.3

1.2

Hong Kong

20.0

8.0

11.9

-2.4

14.8

10.8

-4.7

1.4

Jersey

5.6

5.4

0.2

0.4

0.0

4.2

0.4

0.6

Guernsey

0.7

0.5

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.5

0.0

0.2

Bahrain

0.6

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.0

-0.2

0.0

Largest decreases

No other decreases greater than $0.1bn

Mauritius

-1.0

-0.7

-0.3

-0.4

-0.2

-0.3

0.0

-0.1

Cayman Islands

-2.2

-2.6

0.4

0.5

0.0

-3.0

0.1

0.2

Table E: Amounts outstanding of external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Offshore Centres (US$ billions) - Q3 2024

Total

of which by origin:

of which by sector:

Cross-border

Local

DTC

Public Sector

OFC

NFC

HH

Largest increases

Singapore

189.7

61.2

128.5

16.0

81.4

29.9

24.8

37.6

Hong Kong

506.8

49.8

456.9

6.8

147.4

69.6

113.7

169.2

Jersey

43.6

38.8

4.8

1.3

0.4

30.0

6.8

5.0

Guernsey

12.6

8.9

3.8

0.3

0.0

7.0

2.8

2.5

Bahrain

7.8

3.8

4.0

2.7

2.0

0.2

1.7

1.1

Largest decreases

No other decreases greater than $0.1bn

Mauritius

4.0

3.2

0.8

0.6

0.2

1.4

1.7

0.0

Cayman Islands

58.5

58.0

0.5

0.9

0.0

52.9

3.9

0.7

Consolidated external claims: Developing Countries

Chart 7: Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis by counterpart sector for Developing Countries - 2024 Q3

Chart 8: Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis by country for Developing Countries - 2024 Q3 (5 largest increases/decreases)

Table F: Changes in external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Developing Countries (US$ billions) - Q3 2024

Total

of which by origin:

of which by sector:

Cross-border

Local

DTC

Public Sector

OFC

NFC

HH

Largest increases

China

13.1

3.6

9.5

2.7

4.5

2.7

3.2

0.0

South Korea

7.4

5.2

2.3

1.8

3.0

2.0

0.3

0.3

United Arab Emirates

6.8

6.2

0.5

0.2

0.0

6.0

0.3

0.3

India

6.5

2.8

3.7

0.8

3.0

0.3

2.5

0.0

Malaysia

6.2

1.3

4.9

1.3

2.8

0.1

0.7

1.2

Largest decreases

Ivory Coast

-0.2

-0.2

0.0

0.0

-0.1

0.0

-0.1

0.0

Vietnam

-0.5

-0.3

-0.2

-0.2

0.1

0.0

-0.6

0.1

Angola

-0.6

-0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-0.6

0.0

Qatar

-2.0

-1.8

-0.2

-0.8

-0.6

-0.9

0.2

0.2

Mexico

-2.8

-0.5

-2.3

0.1

-1.8

0.2

-0.6

-0.8

Table G: Amounts outstanding of external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Developing Countries (US$ billions) - Q3 2024

Total

of which by origin:

of which by sector:

Cross-border

Local

DTC

Public Sector

OFC

NFC

HH

Largest increases

China

279.0

143.3

135.7

72.7

84.1

32.3

74.2

15.6

South Korea

92.8

35.5

57.3

13.7

32.8

8.5

18.0

19.9

United Arab Emirates

73.4

33.0

40.4

14.3

16.6

15.4

18.6

8.4

India

103.6

16.0

87.6

9.3

41.7

12.6

31.5

8.5

Malaysia

44.0

8.5

35.5

10.1

14.0

1.0

8.9

10.0

Largest decreases

Ivory Coast

0.7

0.6

0.1

0.0

0.5

0.1

0.1

0.0

Vietnam

6.9

1.6

5.3

0.7

0.8

0.2

3.5

1.7

Angola

0.5

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.2

0.0

Qatar

23.1

17.8

5.3

11.9

4.7

1.7

3.8

1.0

Mexico

40.9

2.4

38.5

1.1

13.0

1.8

11.4

13.6

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