Cross-border claims / FRA
France
The banks located here, whoever owns them, held $6.15T of cross-border claims outstanding in Q4 2025: 13.38% of the world total that quarter, the 2nd 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 FRA 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: 192 of them, $6.05T in total, which is 98.3% of its published all-countries total. The five largest counterparties are 61% of the named book. 47 of the 192 borrowers are themselves reporting systems in this dataset and link through to their own book; the other 145 appear here only as borrowers.
| # | Counterparty | Claims | Share of named book | Q1 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR United Kingdom | $1.40T | 23.1% | $646.41B | +116% |
| 2 | USA United States | $920.61B | 15.2% | $269.61B | +241% |
| 3 | DEU Germany | $573.30B | 9.5% | $257.45B | +123% |
| 4 | ITA Italy | $446.16B | 7.4% | $320.10B | +39% |
| 5 | JPN Japan | $359.43B | 5.9% | $94.22B | +281% |
| 6 | LUX Luxembourg | $295.01B | 4.9% | $113.29B | +160% |
| 7 | NLD Netherlands | $276.49B | 4.6% | $166.78B | +66% |
| 8 | ESP Spain | $221.92B | 3.7% | $226.00B | −2% |
| 9 | IRL Ireland | $211.49B | 3.5% | $110.92B | +91% |
| 10 | CYM Cayman Islands | $206.13B | 3.4% | $85.91B | +140% |
| 11 | BEL Belgium | $194.48B | 3.2% | $98.78B | +97% |
| 12 | CHE Switzerland | $104.83B | 1.7% | $62.47B | +68% |
| 13 | CAN Canada | $80.78B | 1.3% | $14.10B | +473% |
| 14 | SGP Singapore | $51.80B | 0.9% | $20.05B | +158% |
| 15 | HKG Hong Kong SAR | $50.88B | 0.8% | $15.38B | +231% |
| 16 | KOR Korea | $45.63B | 0.8% | $22.03B | +107% |
| 17 | DNK Denmark | $38.17B | 0.6% | $9.72B | +293% |
| 18 | ARE United Arab Emirates | $36.32B | 0.6% | $5.15B | +606% |
| 19 | FIN Finland | $33.65B | 0.6% | $5.67B | +493% |
| 20 | SWE Sweden | $33.16B | 0.5% | $19.83B | +67% |
| 21 | AUS Australia | $32.73B | 0.5% | $21.37B | +53% |
| 22 | PRT Portugal | $27.51B | 0.5% | $51.47B | −47% |
| 23 | POL Poland | $26.91B | 0.4% | $10.94B | +146% |
| 24 | CHN China | $26.41B | 0.4% | $13.69B | +93% |
| 25 | QAT Qatar | $21.71B | 0.4% | $3.37B | +543% |
| 26 | CZE Czechia | $19.06B | 0.3% | $3.54B | +439% |
| 27 | NOR Norway | $18.29B | 0.3% | $26.76B | −32% |
| 28 | BRA Brazil | $17.96B | 0.3% | $8.47B | +112% |
| 29 | AUT Austria | $16.65B | 0.3% | $29.96B | −44% |
| 30 | IND India | $14.40B | 0.2% | $3.88B | +271% |
| 31 | TWN Chinese Taipei | $11.86B | 0.2% | $6.54B | +82% |
| 32 | TUR Türkiye | $10.07B | 0.2% | $9.67B | +4% |
| 33 | EGY Egypt | $8.56B | 0.1% | $4.75B | +80% |
| 34 | IDN Indonesia | $8.52B | 0.1% | $679M | +1155% |
| 35 | MAR Morocco | $8.32B | 0.1% | $5.20B | +60% |
| 36 | BHR Bahrain | $8.15B | 0.1% | $4.49B | +82% |
| 37 | VGB British Virgin Islands | $7.75B | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 38 | BMU Bermuda | $7.31B | 0.1% | $12.74B | −43% |
| 39 | MEX Mexico | $7.28B | 0.1% | $3.01B | +142% |
| 40 | CIV Côte d'Ivoire | $6.97B | 0.1% | $3.55B | +96% |
| 41 | NCL New Caledonia | $6.66B | 0.1% | $3.70B | +80% |
| 42 | ZAF South Africa | $6.66B | 0.1% | $1.83B | +264% |
| 43 | ROU Romania | $6.60B | 0.1% | $5.76B | +15% |
| 44 | SAU Saudi Arabia | $6.33B | 0.1% | $14.29B | −56% |
| 45 | COL Colombia | $6.17B | 0.1% | $219M | +2715% |
| 46 | PAN Panama | $5.51B | 0.1% | $4.22B | +30% |
| 47 | CHL Chile | $5.16B | 0.1% | $1.60B | +223% |
| 48 | SEN Senegal | $5.04B | 0.1% | $708M | +612% |
| 49 | GRC Greece | $4.87B | 0.1% | $35.63B | −86% |
| 50 | ISR Israel | $4.40B | 0.1% | $703M | +525% |
| 51 | JEY Jersey | $4.31B | 0.1% | $26.70B | −84% |
| 52 | RUS Russia | $3.87B | 0.1% | $21.67B | −82% |
| 53 | HUN Hungary | $3.74B | 0.1% | $7.17B | −48% |
| 54 | LBR Liberia | $3.56B | 0.1% | $1.53B | +133% |
| 55 | GGY Guernsey | $3.35B | 0.1% | $10.34B | −68% |
| 56 | MLT Malta | $3.33B | 0.1% | $535M | +523% |
| 57 | PHL Philippines | $3.23B | 0.1% | $1.48B | +118% |
| 58 | SVK Slovakia | $3.02B | 0.0% | $1.24B | +144% |
| 59 | NGA Nigeria | $2.85B | 0.0% | $1.47B | +93% |
| 60 | MUS Mauritius | $2.74B | 0.0% | $653M | +319% |
| 61 | PYF French Polynesia | $2.57B | 0.0% | $2.24B | +15% |
| 62 | UKR Ukraine | $2.52B | 0.0% | $3.96B | −36% |
| 63 | MHL Marshall Islands | $2.49B | 0.0% | $1.46B | +70% |
| 64 | THA Thailand | $2.31B | 0.0% | $1.24B | +86% |
| 65 | NZL New Zealand | $2.31B | 0.0% | $379M | +510% |
| 66 | UZB Uzbekistan | $2.07B | 0.0% | $123M | +1580% |
| 67 | VNM Vietnam | $1.89B | 0.0% | $2.48B | −24% |
| 68 | TUN Tunisia | $1.89B | 0.0% | $2.52B | −25% |
| 69 | CMR Cameroon | $1.85B | 0.0% | $1.41B | +31% |
| 70 | DOM Dominican Republic | $1.64B | 0.0% | $271M | +505% |
| 71 | SVN Slovenia | $1.63B | 0.0% | $2.28B | −29% |
| 72 | SRB Serbia | $1.61B | 0.0% | $1.55B | +4% |
| 73 | MYS Malaysia | $1.49B | 0.0% | $1.38B | +8% |
| 74 | OMN Oman | $1.45B | 0.0% | $1.99B | −27% |
| 75 | BEN Benin | $1.44B | 0.0% | $94M | +1430% |
| 76 | JOR Jordan | $1.43B | 0.0% | $112M | +1179% |
| 77 | CYP Cyprus | $1.40B | 0.0% | $3.55B | −61% |
| 78 | GEO Georgia | $1.33B | 0.0% | $108M | +1135% |
| 79 | BGD Bangladesh | $1.31B | 0.0% | $74M | +1674% |
| 80 | BHS The Bahamas | $1.31B | 0.0% | $540M | +142% |
| 81 | VEN Venezuela | $1.22B | 0.0% | $941M | +30% |
| 82 | KEN Kenya | $1.21B | 0.0% | $279M | +332% |
| 83 | KAZ Kazakhstan | $1.17B | 0.0% | $829M | +41% |
| 84 | TGO Togo | $1.16B | 0.0% | $122M | +849% |
| 85 | DZA Algeria | $1.14B | 0.0% | $1.03B | +11% |
| 86 | ECU Ecuador | $1.12B | 0.0% | $35M | +3106% |
| 87 | TZA Tanzania | $1.11B | 0.0% | $50M | +2114% |
| 88 | ARG Argentina | $1.09B | 0.0% | $1.95B | −44% |
| 89 | CUW Curaçao | $1.08B | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 90 | KHM Cambodia | $1.04B | 0.0% | $25M | +4068% |
| 91 | AGO Angola | $1.01B | 0.0% | $181M | +459% |
| 92 | PER Peru | $896M | 0.0% | $352M | +155% |
| 93 | GAB Gabon | $797M | 0.0% | $302M | +164% |
| 94 | BOL Bolivia | $764M | 0.0% | $1M | +76300% |
| 95 | UGA Uganda | $725M | 0.0% | $50M | +1350% |
| 96 | LIE Liechtenstein | $706M | 0.0% | $200M | +253% |
| 97 | LBN Lebanon | $675M | 0.0% | $1.62B | −58% |
| 98 | PAK Pakistan | $631M | 0.0% | $259M | +144% |
| 99 | BFA Burkina Faso | $590M | 0.0% | $258M | +129% |
| 100 | GHA Ghana | $585M | 0.0% | $453M | +29% |
| 101 | HND Honduras | $575M | 0.0% | $100M | +475% |
| 102 | ARM Armenia | $569M | 0.0% | $76M | +649% |
| 103 | CRI Costa Rica | $563M | 0.0% | $67M | +740% |
| 104 | ETH Ethiopia | $550M | 0.0% | $5M | +10900% |
| 105 | GIN Guinea | $540M | 0.0% | $837M | −35% |
| 106 | MDG Madagascar | $494M | 0.0% | $145M | +241% |
| 107 | AZE Azerbaijan | $484M | 0.0% | $638M | −24% |
| 108 | IMN Isle of Man | $469M | 0.0% | $674M | −30% |
| 109 | MNG Mongolia | $465M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 110 | KWT Kuwait | $440M | 0.0% | $696M | −37% |
| 111 | IRQ Iraq | $428M | 0.0% | $81M | +428% |
| 112 | RWA Rwanda | $396M | 0.0% | $2M | +19700% |
| 113 | HRV Croatia | $375M | 0.0% | $3.50B | −89% |
| 114 | COG Republic of Congo | $371M | 0.0% | $341M | +9% |
| 115 | BRB Barbados | $354M | 0.0% | $41M | +763% |
| 116 | CUB Cuba | $314M | 0.0% | $860M | −63% |
| 117 | MLI Mali | $305M | 0.0% | $289M | +6% |
| 118 | MNE Montenegro | $300M | 0.0% | $134M | +124% |
| 119 | KNA St Kitts and Nevis | $289M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 120 | LTU Lithuania | $276M | 0.0% | $23M | +1100% |
| 121 | MDA Moldova | $258M | 0.0% | $44M | +486% |
| 122 | MOZ Mozambique | $253M | 0.0% | $315M | −20% |
| 123 | NER Niger | $249M | 0.0% | $32M | +678% |
| 124 | LVA Latvia | $245M | 0.0% | $278M | −12% |
| 125 | ALB Albania | $242M | 0.0% | $53M | +357% |
| 126 | MAC Macao SAR | $221M | 0.0% | $2M | +10950% |
| 127 | EST Estonia | $210M | 0.0% | $26M | +708% |
| 128 | AND Andorra | $192M | 0.0% | $459M | −58% |
| 129 | MRT Mauritania | $188M | 0.0% | $195M | −4% |
| 130 | URY Uruguay | $186M | 0.0% | $135M | +38% |
| 131 | ISL Iceland | $180M | 0.0% | $6.36B | −97% |
| 132 | BGR Bulgaria | $154M | 0.0% | $1.63B | −91% |
| 133 | GTM Guatemala | $148M | 0.0% | $3M | +4833% |
| 134 | SYC Seychelles | $132M | 0.0% | $351M | −62% |
| 135 | BDI Burundi | $128M | 0.0% | $41M | +212% |
| 136 | SYR Syria | $119M | 0.0% | $258M | −54% |
| 137 | PRY Paraguay | $115M | 0.0% | $20M | +475% |
| 138 | SLV El Salvador | $115M | 0.0% | $27M | +326% |
| 139 | COD Democratic Republic of the Congo | $113M | 0.0% | $225M | −50% |
| 140 | TCD Chad | $111M | 0.0% | $56M | +98% |
| 141 | CPV Cabo Verde | $110M | 0.0% | $51M | +116% |
| 142 | BWA Botswana | $75M | 0.0% | $1M | +7400% |
| 143 | MKD North Macedonia | $72M | 0.0% | $36M | +100% |
| 144 | SDN Sudan | $63M | 0.0% | $273M | −77% |
| 145 | VUT Vanuatu | $59M | 0.0% | $12M | +392% |
| 146 | JAM Jamaica | $58M | 0.0% | $51M | +14% |
| 147 | LAO Laos | $58M | 0.0% | $138M | −58% |
| 148 | LKA Sri Lanka | $54M | 0.0% | $77M | −30% |
| 149 | TLS East Timor | $47M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 150 | VCT St Vincent and the Grenadines | $46M | 0.0% | $576M | −92% |
| 151 | SMR San Marino | $44M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 152 | DJI Djibouti | $43M | 0.0% | $48M | −10% |
| 153 | NAM Namibia | $38M | 0.0% | $35M | +9% |
| 154 | PSE Palestinian Territory | $36M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 155 | WLF Wallis and Futuna Islands | $28M | 0.0% | $24M | +17% |
| 156 | GNQ Equatorial Guinea | $27M | 0.0% | $18M | +50% |
| 157 | SLE Sierra Leone | $23M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 158 | LBY Libya | $21M | 0.0% | $245M | −91% |
| 159 | GIB Gibraltar | $20M | 0.0% | $1.64B | −99% |
| 160 | NIC Nicaragua | $19M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 161 | ZWE Zimbabwe | $19M | 0.0% | $30M | −37% |
| 162 | MMR Myanmar | $19M | 0.0% | $6M | +217% |
| 163 | CAF Central African Republic | $18M | 0.0% | $16M | +13% |
| 164 | GMB The Gambia | $16M | 0.0% | $8M | +100% |
| 165 | SXM Sint Maarten | $15M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 166 | BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina | $15M | 0.0% | $39M | −62% |
| 167 | BRN Brunei | $14M | 0.0% | $10M | +40% |
| 168 | HTI Haiti | $13M | 0.0% | $48M | −73% |
| 169 | NPL Nepal | $10M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 170 | MDV Maldives | $8M | 0.0% | $22M | −64% |
| 171 | IRN Iran | $8M | 0.0% | $5.86B | −100% |
| 172 | DMA Dominica | $7M | 0.0% | $21M | −67% |
| 173 | BLZ Belize | $7M | 0.0% | $183M | −96% |
| 174 | ZMB Zambia | $6M | 0.0% | $26M | −77% |
| 175 | TTO Trinidad and Tobago | $6M | 0.0% | $1M | +500% |
| 176 | TCA Turks and Caicos Islands | $4M | 0.0% | $7M | −43% |
| 177 | PLW Palau | $4M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 178 | LCA St Lucia | $4M | 0.0% | $56M | −93% |
| 179 | PNG Papua New Guinea | $3M | 0.0% | $3M | +0% |
| 180 | FJI Fiji | $3M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 181 | STP São Tomé and Príncipe | $3M | 0.0% | $8M | −63% |
| 182 | PRK North Korea | $3M | 0.0% | $12M | −75% |
| 183 | YEM Yemen | $3M | 0.0% | $44M | −93% |
| 184 | GUY Guyana | $2M | 0.0% | $1M | +100% |
| 185 | SWZ Eswatini | $2M | 0.0% | $1M | +100% |
| 186 | COM Comoros | $1M | 0.0% | $11M | −91% |
| 187 | MWI Malawi | $1M | 0.0% | $4M | −75% |
| 188 | SUR Suriname | $1M | 0.0% | $5M | −80% |
| 189 | GRD Grenada | $1M | 0.0% | $4M | −75% |
| 190 | BLR Belarus | $1M | 0.0% | $19M | −95% |
| 191 | ATG Antigua and Barbuda | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 192 | FRO Faeroe Islands | $-14M | -0.0% | $8M | −275% |
Source: BIS Locational Banking Statistics (WS_LBS_D_PUB), BIS Data Portal (data.bis.org). Selection: cross-border claims (measure C), reporting country FRA 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.