Cross-border claims / CHE
Switzerland
The banks located here, whoever owns them, held $1.06T of cross-border claims outstanding in Q4 2025: 2.31% of the world total that quarter, the 12th largest of the reporting systems active in it. Its series in the BIS locational statistics runs from Q4 1977 to Q4 2025.
Claims outstanding, Q4 1977–Q4 2025
Total cross-border claims of the banks located here, USD trillions, quarterly. Nominal dollars: movements mix changes in positions with changes in the dollar value of non-dollar books, and this BIS cut carries no adjusted-change series to separate them.
Source: BIS Locational Banking Statistics (WS_LBS_D_PUB), BIS Data Portal (data.bis.org). Selection: cross-border claims (measure C, amounts outstanding), reporting country CHE vs all counterparties (5J), quarterly, 1977-Q4 to 2025-Q4. License:free with “Source: BIS” attribution. Methodology
Who these banks lend to
Every counterparty country BIS publishes for this system in Q4 2025: 197 of them, $1.03T in total, which is 96.8% of its published all-countries total. The five largest counterparties are 59% of the named book. 47 of the 197 borrowers are themselves reporting systems in this dataset and link through to their own book; the other 150 appear here only as borrowers.
| # | Counterparty | Claims | Share of named book | Q1 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR United Kingdom | $169.13B | 16.5% | $424.06B | −60% |
| 2 | USA United States | $161.55B | 15.7% | $68.71B | +135% |
| 3 | FRA France | $104.75B | 10.2% | $74.92B | +40% |
| 4 | JEY Jersey | $95.36B | 9.3% | $168.35B | −43% |
| 5 | LUX Luxembourg | $73.46B | 7.2% | $112.91B | −35% |
| 6 | DEU Germany | $58.62B | 5.7% | $74.83B | −22% |
| 7 | GGY Guernsey | $51.47B | 5.0% | $118.68B | −57% |
| 8 | JPN Japan | $27.87B | 2.7% | $43.48B | −36% |
| 9 | SGP Singapore | $27.72B | 2.7% | $23.30B | +19% |
| 10 | CYM Cayman Islands | $22.29B | 2.2% | $111.77B | −80% |
| 11 | ARE United Arab Emirates | $20.31B | 2.0% | $4.96B | +309% |
| 12 | QAT Qatar | $17.32B | 1.7% | $251M | +6802% |
| 13 | NLD Netherlands | $14.38B | 1.4% | $94.10B | −85% |
| 14 | CAN Canada | $11.67B | 1.1% | $3.02B | +286% |
| 15 | IRL Ireland | $10.72B | 1.0% | $16.63B | −36% |
| 16 | BHS The Bahamas | $10.68B | 1.0% | $21.41B | −50% |
| 17 | ITA Italy | $9.90B | 1.0% | $9.06B | +9% |
| 18 | HKG Hong Kong SAR | $8.50B | 0.8% | $3.81B | +123% |
| 19 | FIN Finland | $7.19B | 0.7% | $383M | +1778% |
| 20 | ESP Spain | $6.98B | 0.7% | $3.88B | +80% |
| 21 | AUS Australia | $6.85B | 0.7% | $1.78B | +285% |
| 22 | AUT Austria | $6.79B | 0.7% | $16.93B | −60% |
| 23 | BEL Belgium | $5.45B | 0.5% | $47.23B | −88% |
| 24 | CHN China | $5.17B | 0.5% | $430M | +1103% |
| 25 | TUR Türkiye | $4.44B | 0.4% | $5.26B | −16% |
| 26 | SWE Sweden | $4.23B | 0.4% | $2.43B | +74% |
| 27 | ISR Israel | $4.20B | 0.4% | $1.63B | +157% |
| 28 | SAU Saudi Arabia | $4.18B | 0.4% | $3.50B | +19% |
| 29 | MHL Marshall Islands | $4.07B | 0.4% | $1.33B | +205% |
| 30 | PAN Panama | $4.07B | 0.4% | $8.72B | −53% |
| 31 | CYP Cyprus | $3.98B | 0.4% | $3.72B | +7% |
| 32 | MEX Mexico | $3.62B | 0.4% | $1.81B | +100% |
| 33 | DNK Denmark | $3.55B | 0.3% | $2.65B | +34% |
| 34 | NOR Norway | $3.52B | 0.3% | $1.81B | +95% |
| 35 | MLT Malta | $3.26B | 0.3% | $2.20B | +48% |
| 36 | BRA Brazil | $3.16B | 0.3% | $1.54B | +105% |
| 37 | LBR Liberia | $3.15B | 0.3% | $2.55B | +23% |
| 38 | KWT Kuwait | $2.76B | 0.3% | $2.38B | +16% |
| 39 | IMN Isle of Man | $2.39B | 0.2% | $11.57B | −79% |
| 40 | EGY Egypt | $2.15B | 0.2% | $786M | +174% |
| 41 | BHR Bahrain | $2.10B | 0.2% | $697M | +201% |
| 42 | LBN Lebanon | $1.83B | 0.2% | $2.62B | −30% |
| 43 | GIB Gibraltar | $1.70B | 0.2% | $6.90B | −75% |
| 44 | RUS Russia | $1.59B | 0.2% | $4.69B | −66% |
| 45 | PRT Portugal | $1.55B | 0.2% | $1.74B | −11% |
| 46 | ZAF South Africa | $1.55B | 0.2% | $437M | +254% |
| 47 | POL Poland | $1.52B | 0.1% | $542M | +180% |
| 48 | BMU Bermuda | $1.37B | 0.1% | $1.78B | −23% |
| 49 | TWN Chinese Taipei | $1.34B | 0.1% | $3.77B | −65% |
| 50 | KOR Korea | $1.27B | 0.1% | $563M | +125% |
| 51 | NZL New Zealand | $1.26B | 0.1% | $368M | +242% |
| 52 | GRC Greece | $1.23B | 0.1% | $3.39B | −64% |
| 53 | CHL Chile | $1.20B | 0.1% | $224M | +437% |
| 54 | ARG Argentina | $1.10B | 0.1% | $579M | +89% |
| 55 | MUS Mauritius | $992M | 0.1% | $342M | +190% |
| 56 | IND India | $982M | 0.1% | $1.51B | −35% |
| 57 | PER Peru | $679M | 0.1% | $166M | +309% |
| 58 | CZE Czechia | $610M | 0.1% | $328M | +86% |
| 59 | THA Thailand | $604M | 0.1% | $169M | +257% |
| 60 | JOR Jordan | $535M | 0.1% | $248M | +116% |
| 61 | MYS Malaysia | $485M | 0.0% | $221M | +119% |
| 62 | OMN Oman | $478M | 0.0% | $206M | +132% |
| 63 | URY Uruguay | $422M | 0.0% | $270M | +56% |
| 64 | ROU Romania | $400M | 0.0% | $229M | +75% |
| 65 | SYC Seychelles | $365M | 0.0% | $203M | +80% |
| 66 | VEN Venezuela | $364M | 0.0% | $584M | −38% |
| 67 | KEN Kenya | $347M | 0.0% | $147M | +136% |
| 68 | PAK Pakistan | $345M | 0.0% | $177M | +95% |
| 69 | COL Colombia | $344M | 0.0% | $165M | +109% |
| 70 | KAZ Kazakhstan | $340M | 0.0% | $526M | −35% |
| 71 | PRY Paraguay | $336M | 0.0% | $80M | +320% |
| 72 | NGA Nigeria | $326M | 0.0% | $248M | +31% |
| 73 | IDN Indonesia | $291M | 0.0% | $488M | −40% |
| 74 | HUN Hungary | $275M | 0.0% | $537M | −49% |
| 75 | UKR Ukraine | $253M | 0.0% | $921M | −73% |
| 76 | SRB Serbia | $252M | 0.0% | $129M | +96% |
| 77 | BGR Bulgaria | $247M | 0.0% | $373M | −34% |
| 78 | BRN Brunei | $246M | 0.0% | $3M | +8096% |
| 79 | UZB Uzbekistan | $234M | 0.0% | $11M | +2028% |
| 80 | VNM Vietnam | $228M | 0.0% | $42M | +443% |
| 81 | AZE Azerbaijan | $218M | 0.0% | $380M | −43% |
| 82 | SVK Slovakia | $212M | 0.0% | $136M | +56% |
| 83 | AND Andorra | $206M | 0.0% | $57M | +262% |
| 84 | MAR Morocco | $199M | 0.0% | $457M | −56% |
| 85 | BGD Bangladesh | $199M | 0.0% | $12M | +1559% |
| 86 | BRB Barbados | $188M | 0.0% | $54M | +248% |
| 87 | AGO Angola | $187M | 0.0% | $6M | +3023% |
| 88 | COD Democratic Republic of the Congo | $178M | 0.0% | $27M | +561% |
| 89 | CRI Costa Rica | $177M | 0.0% | $172M | +3% |
| 90 | TZA Tanzania | $173M | 0.0% | $37M | +369% |
| 91 | BLZ Belize | $169M | 0.0% | $869M | −81% |
| 92 | PHL Philippines | $150M | 0.0% | $230M | −35% |
| 93 | VCT St Vincent and the Grenadines | $135M | 0.0% | $305M | −56% |
| 94 | GTM Guatemala | $135M | 0.0% | $51M | +164% |
| 95 | CUW Curaçao | $119M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 96 | GHA Ghana | $114M | 0.0% | $25M | +356% |
| 97 | EST Estonia | $108M | 0.0% | $38M | +185% |
| 98 | ECU Ecuador | $98M | 0.0% | $64M | +53% |
| 99 | FSM Micronesia | $98M | 0.0% | $23M | +324% |
| 100 | TCA Turks and Caicos Islands | $89M | 0.0% | $59M | +51% |
| 101 | ARM Armenia | $76M | 0.0% | $10M | +665% |
| 102 | PSE Palestinian Territory | $75M | 0.0% | $10M | +654% |
| 103 | DOM Dominican Republic | $75M | 0.0% | $32M | +135% |
| 104 | HRV Croatia | $72M | 0.0% | $626M | −88% |
| 105 | CIV Côte d'Ivoire | $70M | 0.0% | $39M | +81% |
| 106 | BLR Belarus | $68M | 0.0% | $258M | −74% |
| 107 | LVA Latvia | $62M | 0.0% | $42M | +47% |
| 108 | ZMB Zambia | $60M | 0.0% | $22M | +172% |
| 109 | WSM Samoa | $55M | 0.0% | $73M | −25% |
| 110 | ZWE Zimbabwe | $54M | 0.0% | $17M | +219% |
| 111 | MNE Montenegro | $54M | 0.0% | $16M | +236% |
| 112 | GEO Georgia | $53M | 0.0% | $10M | +431% |
| 113 | DZA Algeria | $50M | 0.0% | $65M | −23% |
| 114 | SVN Slovenia | $50M | 0.0% | $231M | −78% |
| 115 | PYF French Polynesia | $49M | 0.0% | $33M | +47% |
| 116 | BOL Bolivia | $48M | 0.0% | $6M | +702% |
| 117 | MOZ Mozambique | $38M | 0.0% | $6M | +527% |
| 118 | HND Honduras | $35M | 0.0% | $11M | +216% |
| 119 | CMR Cameroon | $34M | 0.0% | $18M | +91% |
| 120 | LTU Lithuania | $33M | 0.0% | $141M | −77% |
| 121 | ETH Ethiopia | $26M | 0.0% | $3M | +782% |
| 122 | SMR San Marino | $26M | 0.0% | $7M | +267% |
| 123 | MAC Macao SAR | $26M | 0.0% | $3M | +754% |
| 124 | TKM Turkmenistan | $23M | 0.0% | $1M | +2188% |
| 125 | MDG Madagascar | $19M | 0.0% | $14M | +35% |
| 126 | SEN Senegal | $19M | 0.0% | $48M | −61% |
| 127 | LBY Libya | $19M | 0.0% | $95M | −80% |
| 128 | UGA Uganda | $16M | 0.0% | $2M | +677% |
| 129 | NAM Namibia | $15M | 0.0% | $2M | +669% |
| 130 | TUN Tunisia | $14M | 0.0% | $140M | −90% |
| 131 | TGO Togo | $14M | 0.0% | $6M | +135% |
| 132 | COG Republic of Congo | $14M | 0.0% | $10M | +39% |
| 133 | BEN Benin | $14M | 0.0% | $7M | +97% |
| 134 | BFA Burkina Faso | $13M | 0.0% | $4M | +213% |
| 135 | SLV El Salvador | $12M | 0.0% | $25M | −52% |
| 136 | BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina | $12M | 0.0% | $4M | +196% |
| 137 | ISL Iceland | $11M | 0.0% | $438M | −97% |
| 138 | MLI Mali | $11M | 0.0% | $10M | +13% |
| 139 | BDI Burundi | $11M | 0.0% | $1M | +1024% |
| 140 | ABW Aruba | $9M | 0.0% | $116M | −92% |
| 141 | BWA Botswana | $9M | 0.0% | $1M | +823% |
| 142 | MWI Malawi | $9M | 0.0% | $5M | +84% |
| 143 | ALB Albania | $9M | 0.0% | $5M | +82% |
| 144 | PNG Papua New Guinea | $9M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 145 | LKA Sri Lanka | $9M | 0.0% | $59M | −85% |
| 146 | LCA St Lucia | $8M | 0.0% | $159M | −95% |
| 147 | JAM Jamaica | $8M | 0.0% | $4M | +100% |
| 148 | COM Comoros | $7M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 149 | GNQ Equatorial Guinea | $7M | 0.0% | $1M | +553% |
| 150 | TTO Trinidad and Tobago | $6M | 0.0% | $13M | −50% |
| 151 | VUT Vanuatu | $6M | 0.0% | $4M | +60% |
| 152 | GIN Guinea | $6M | 0.0% | $17M | −67% |
| 153 | MKD North Macedonia | $5M | 0.0% | $17M | −69% |
| 154 | NCL New Caledonia | $5M | 0.0% | $2M | +164% |
| 155 | KHM Cambodia | $5M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 156 | GAB Gabon | $4M | 0.0% | $8M | −48% |
| 157 | RWA Rwanda | $4M | 0.0% | $1M | +282% |
| 158 | IRQ Iraq | $3M | 0.0% | $11M | −70% |
| 159 | MRT Mauritania | $3M | 0.0% | $18M | −84% |
| 160 | DMA Dominica | $3M | 0.0% | $3M | −2% |
| 161 | STP São Tomé and Príncipe | $3M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 162 | GRD Grenada | $3M | 0.0% | $3M | −12% |
| 163 | MNG Mongolia | $2M | 0.0% | $11M | −78% |
| 164 | FJI Fiji | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 165 | YEM Yemen | $2M | 0.0% | $91M | −98% |
| 166 | LAO Laos | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 167 | MDA Moldova | $2M | 0.0% | $12M | −84% |
| 168 | TCD Chad | $2M | 0.0% | $2M | −10% |
| 169 | TJK Tajikistan | $2M | 0.0% | $1M | +77% |
| 170 | SXM Sint Maarten | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 171 | NPL Nepal | $2M | 0.0% | $4M | −59% |
| 172 | SUR Suriname | $1M | 0.0% | $1M | +49% |
| 173 | BES Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 174 | NIC Nicaragua | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 175 | SLE Sierra Leone | $1M | 0.0% | $1M | +25% |
| 176 | CAF Central African Republic | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 177 | MDV Maldives | $1M | 0.0% | $1M | +2% |
| 178 | DJI Djibouti | $0.69M | 0.0% | $2M | −65% |
| 179 | SHN St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | $0.57M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 180 | CUB Cuba | $0.47M | 0.0% | $3M | −85% |
| 181 | AFG Afghanistan | $0.32M | 0.0% | $3M | −89% |
| 182 | TUV Tuvalu | $0.32M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 183 | KGZ Kyrgyz Republic | $0.31M | 0.0% | $5M | −94% |
| 184 | FRO Faeroe Islands | $0.23M | 0.0% | $16M | −99% |
| 185 | TLS East Timor | $0.20M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 186 | IRN Iran | $0.19M | 0.0% | $603M | −100% |
| 187 | NER Niger | $0.18M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 188 | MMR Myanmar | $0.13M | 0.0% | $2M | −94% |
| 189 | SYR Syria | $0.05M | 0.0% | $118M | −100% |
| 190 | GMB The Gambia | $0.04M | 0.0% | $2M | −98% |
| 191 | SWZ Eswatini | $0.02M | 0.0% | $3M | −99% |
| 192 | GNB Guinea-Bissau | $0.01M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 193 | CPV Cabo Verde | $0.01M | 0.0% | $5M | −100% |
| 194 | SDN Sudan | $0.01M | 0.0% | $100M | −100% |
| 195 | GRL Greenland | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 196 | SOM Somalia | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 197 | VAT Vatican City State | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
Source: BIS Locational Banking Statistics (WS_LBS_D_PUB), BIS Data Portal (data.bis.org). Selection: cross-border claims (measure C), reporting country CHE vs each individual counterparty country, 2025-Q4, with the same cell at 2008-Q1 where it exists. License:free with “Source: BIS” attribution. Shares are of the sum of this reporter's named counterparty cells, not of its published total, because the two differ. Change is in the nominal USD stock and is not a flow. n/a means the cell does not exist at the earlier date, which is not the same as zero. Methodology
These are residence figures, so this page covers every bank booking here, foreign-owned subsidiaries and branches included, and excludes the foreign books of banks headquartered here but booking abroad. For the other side of the ledger, how much the world’s banks lend to this economy, see its counterparty page. The methodology gives the exact BIS selection behind every figure here.