Key points
- UK-owned monetary financial institutions and their branches and subsidiaries worldwide reported a decrease in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis of $26.5 billion during 2023 Q3, to a level of $4,372.7 billion.
- By sector, the largest decrease in claims was on the private non-financial corporations sector, down by $29.5 billion to a level of $696.1 billion.
- By region, the largest decrease in claims was on Developing Countries, down by $22.7 billion to a level of $817.1 billion.
Table A: Regional breakdown of external claims of UK-owned monetary financial institutions - End-Q3 2023
US$ billions
Not seasonally adjusted
| External claims on: | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Developed Countries | Offshore Centres | Developing countries: | Total | ||||
| Europe | Latin America & Caribbean | Africa & Middle East | Asia & Pacific | |||||
| Immediate Borrower | 2,701.1 | 818.4 | 23.5 | 71.6 | 154.8 | 556.9 | 4,393.0 | |
| Net Risk Transfers | 9.5 | -41.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -10.0 | 21.6 | -20.3 | |
| Ultimate Risk | 2,710.5 | 777.2 | 22.9 | 70.9 | 144.8 | 578.5 | 4,372.7 | |
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 analysed by country share
Consolidated external claims: Developed Countries
Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis on Developed Countries, by counterpart sector and by debtor country – Q3 2023
US$ billions
Not seasonally adjusted
Chart 3: Changes in consolidated claims by counterpart sector
Chart 4: Changes in consolidated claims by country (5 largest increases/decreases)
Table B: Changes in external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Developed Countries (US$ billions) – Q3 2023
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 | of which by origin: | of which by sector: | |||||
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 | Total | Cross-border | Local | DTC | Public sector | OFC | NFC | HH | 
| Largest increases | United States | 7.5 | 31.4 | -23.8 | -2.3 | -5.7 | 25.3 | -10.6 | 0.9 | 
| Italy | 3.9 | 4.3 | -0.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | |
| Luxembourg | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 0.1 | |
| Netherlands | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 0.4 | |
| Greece | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
| Largest decreases | France | -6.8 | 1.8 | -8.6 | -6.0 | 2.6 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 
| Spain | -5.7 | -5.5 | -0.2 | -5.3 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Ireland | -5.1 | 0.7 | -5.9 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -4.7 | |
| Germany | -2.9 | 1.9 | -4.8 | -2.8 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | |
| Sweden | -1.2 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | |
Table C: Amounts outstanding of external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Developed Countries (US$ billions) - End-Q3 2023
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 | of which by origin: | of which by sector: | |||||
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 | Total | Cross-border | Local | DTC | Public sector | OFC | NFC | HH | 
| Largest increases | United States | 1,322.0 | 735.7 | 586.3 | 46.9 | 406.2 | 679.1 | 139.7 | 50.1 | 
| Italy | 25.9 | 20.8 | 5.1 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5.0 | |
| Luxembourg | 59.6 | 40.0 | 19.5 | 7.8 | 15.0 | 27.1 | 8.6 | 1.1 | |
| Netherlands | 59.5 | 30.4 | 29.2 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 10.7 | |
| Greece | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Largest decreases | France | 390.6 | 203.8 | 186.8 | 168.0 | 154.1 | 22.1 | 25.5 | 20.8 | 
| Spain | 32.5 | 32.2 | 0.3 | 24.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.2 | |
| Ireland | 38.8 | 33.6 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 20.2 | 13.0 | 2.9 | |
| Germany | 221.2 | 98.2 | 123.0 | 65.4 | 129.2 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 5.3 | |
| Sweden | 11.7 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | |
Consolidated external claims: Offshore Centres
Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis on Offshore Centres, by counterpart sector and by debtor country – Q3 2023
US$ billions
Not seasonally adjusted
Chart 5: Changes in consolidated claims by counterpart sector
Chart 6: Changes in consolidated claims by country (5 largest increases/decreases)
Table D: Changes in external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Offshore Centres (US$ billions) – Q3 2023
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 | of which by origin: | of which by sector: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Total | Cross-border | Local | DTC | Public sector | OFC | NFC | HH | 
| Largest increases | Cayman Islands | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 
| Bahrain | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Macao | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| No other increases greater than $0.1 bn | |||||||||
| Largest decreases | Hong Kong | -6.2 | -2.5 | -3.6 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -7.0 | 0.4 | 
| Jersey | -1.7 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Singapore | -1.5 | 5.6 | -7.1 | 4.0 | -6.1 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 0.4 | |
| Bermuda | -0.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Isle of Man | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | |
Table E: Amounts outstanding of external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Offshore Centres (US$ billions) - End-Q3 2023
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 | of which by origin: | of which by sector: | |||||
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 | Total | Cross-border | Local | DTC | Public sector | OFC | NFC | HH | 
| Largest increases | Cayman Islands | 38.5 | 38.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 34.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 
| Bahrain | 9.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | |
| Macao | 5.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | |
| No other increases greater than $0.1 bn | |||||||||
| Largest decreases | Hong Kong | 501.4 | 41.8 | 459.6 | 10.8 | 141.0 | 59.3 | 121.7 | 168.6 | 
| Jersey | 29.8 | 25.1 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 4.6 | |
| Singapore | 156.0 | 42.1 | 113.9 | 15.9 | 68.5 | 13.7 | 21.6 | 36.3 | |
| Bermuda | 8.3 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| Isle of Man | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | |
Consolidated external claims: Developing Countries
Changes in consolidated external claims on an ultimate risk basis on Developing Countries, by counterpart sector and by debtor country – Q3 2023
US$ billions
Not seasonally adjusted
Chart 7: Changes in consolidated claims by counterpart sector
Chart 8: Changes in consolidated claims by country (5 largest increases/decreases)
Table F: Changes in external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Developing Countries (US$ billions) – Q3 2023
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 | Total | Cross-border | Local | DTC | Public sector | OFC | NFC | HH | 
| Largest increases | China | 5.2 | -2.2 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -0.7 | 
| India | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| Poland | 2.9 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Mexico | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | |
| Taiwan | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Largest decreases | Brazil | -15.2 | -15.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -15.3 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 
| South Korea | -8.1 | -0.2 | -7.8 | -4.5 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.4 | |
| Oman | -4.4 | 0.2 | -4.6 | 0.0 | -1.9 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -1.2 | |
| Israel | -2.0 | -3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Bangladesh | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | |
Table G: Amounts outstanding of external claims on an ultimate risk basis: Developing Countries (US$ billions) - End-Q3 2023
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 | of which by origin: | of which by sector: | |||||
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 | Total | Cross-border | Local | DTC | Public sector | OFC | NFC | HH | 
| Largest increases | China | 248.0 | 116.7 | 131.3 | 53.3 | 75.4 | 25.5 | 77.0 | 16.7 | 
| India | 89.6 | 14.6 | 75.0 | 9.0 | 35.5 | 9.3 | 27.8 | 8.1 | |
| Poland | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | |
| Mexico | 43.3 | 3.7 | 39.6 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 11.8 | 14.2 | |
| Taiwan | 55.3 | 21.3 | 34.0 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 14.2 | |
| Largest decreases | Brazil | 16.8 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 
| South Korea | 86.9 | 27.0 | 59.9 | 13.5 | 24.9 | 6.3 | 18.0 | 24.1 | |
| Oman | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| Israel | 8.1 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| Bangladesh | 10.7 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 | |
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