How often is the French bank foreign claims data updated?

This dataset on French banks foreign claims and cross-border positions is compiled by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and updated on a quarterly basis.

What is the difference between immediate and ultimate risk basis?

Immediate risk basis allocates claims to the country of the direct debtor, while ultimate risk basis reallocates them to the country where the final guarantor or parent entity resides.

How far back does the French bank exposure data go?

The quarterly series for French banks consolidated foreign claims and cross-border exposures in this table start in 1977.

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French banks foreign claims and positions

Name: French banks foreign claims and positions
Creator: BIS – consolidated banking statistics (WS_CBS_PUB), reported by Banque de France
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French banks foreign claims and cross-border positions are published quarterly by the BIS.

Source: BIS – consolidated banking statistics (WS_CBS_PUB), reported by Banque de FranceLast updated: Sep 17, 2026, 11:20Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024	Q4-2023	Q3-2023	Q2-2023	Q1-2023
Foreign claims on an ultimate risk basis, all countries	4,442,411	4,333,479	4,408,816	4,373,078	4,013,749	3,633,270	4,066,313	3,798,764	3,773,945	3,525,699	3,482,097	3,467,079	3,413,601
By counterparty country (ultimate risk basis)35
Euro area	1,773,854	1,706,680	1,763,878	1,755,201	1,583,243	1,455,786	1,608,417	1,534,936	1,568,885	1,504,980	1,467,165	1,468,686	1,447,382
United States	879,168	837,873	857,864	800,046	793,466	679,414	748,845	696,086	657,039	559,247	574,951	575,865	555,229
Italy	439,163	428,963	439,944	452,378	402,011	372,843	424,044	398,731	412,507	397,363	387,968	385,737	376,505
Belgium	349,149	347,347	367,085	359,701	324,845	298,370	319,008	304,306	309,719	301,545	296,840	303,373	298,668
Japan	310,163	329,361	328,340	375,094	314,415	269,000	328,761	310,405	320,903	283,915	299,851	263,470	265,539
Germany	304,053	285,787	297,039	297,926	279,259	245,550	256,405	256,275	258,906	243,191	236,413	233,399	233,393
United Kingdom	300,238	294,835	307,213	309,490	268,471	235,503	269,617	247,688	248,889	220,735	225,848	236,202	231,310
Luxembourg	235,069	227,245	225,294	214,914	198,220	182,895	201,181	196,122	195,258	186,448	180,235	179,975	185,617
Spain	151,384	148,216	150,498	142,318	118,861	114,912	132,069	124,806	124,762	122,426	124,558	128,746	124,595
Netherlands	142,443	130,482	137,277	140,087	122,969	115,231	134,241	123,845	132,196	121,856	118,484	113,508	107,488
Cayman Islands	116,071	130,915	123,929	123,066	110,415	100,361	105,489	82,255	73,854	66,377	61,406	56,540	53,282
Switzerland	105,683	106,699	96,781	91,976	88,150	80,317	96,681	86,967	78,131	80,713	76,611	80,457	84,168
Czechia	74,602	69,615	70,069	67,757	60,441	56,628	67,500	58,870	62,810	62,346	59,872	62,304	60,752
Canada	71,312	67,953	71,282	71,720	67,593	62,201	66,953	65,078	58,927	56,232	62,861	61,499	57,925
South Korea	64,883	66,342	59,441	60,185	47,783	44,091	48,565	41,431	41,329	41,210	37,452	37,765	39,618
Singapore	62,196	47,292	61,129	62,432	54,327	45,008	61,845	54,589	55,373	44,445	49,530	46,096	48,053
Poland	61,814	64,677	61,297	60,355	55,564	54,026	55,541	54,408	55,697	56,866	50,063	53,165	50,103
Ireland	61,327	54,161	62,593	64,071	62,980	59,515	63,434	59,457	62,005	62,454	55,081	55,371	57,013
China	44,824	45,298	48,167	49,242	46,661	54,181	64,390	63,173	56,783	54,276	50,658	50,796	50,515
Australia	42,045	41,358	42,176	40,844	38,207	37,019	41,045	33,315	31,126	28,931	25,490	26,787	29,802
India	30,917	33,585	32,109	33,109	32,327	31,416	34,072	31,502	30,790	31,245	30,482	28,774	24,750
Hong Kong SAR	30,761	27,695	29,390	30,892	28,761	29,747	31,658	27,447	29,146	29,920	32,140	32,193	33,121
Portugal	29,702	28,447	29,429	27,544	24,217	23,064	27,653	25,922	25,733	25,451	25,266	24,972	22,059
Sweden	28,778	29,777	32,868	33,731	32,440	31,711	36,134	32,668	35,879	35,886	32,489	34,881	31,739
United Arab Emirates	27,101	22,508	24,475	23,012	24,291	18,934	19,514	19,709	19,795	20,084	18,463	18,769	17,530
Brazil	26,677	25,632	24,377	22,638	22,036	19,748	24,096	21,327	21,949	21,883	21,558	22,794	22,680
Taiwan	25,619	23,921	23,073	21,894	18,386	20,087	19,528	16,799	13,997	14,976	11,703	12,197	12,244
Türkiye	23,803	23,943	24,933	24,215	24,016	22,943	24,662	22,492	18,844	19,139	17,012	16,050	18,510
Austria	23,141	19,972	19,783	20,521	16,545	15,006	16,912	14,598	14,423	11,179	11,212	11,697	9,900
Finland	22,800	19,613	18,772	20,251	19,047	15,854	20,178	18,861	21,246	20,571	20,920	22,815	21,940
Romania	21,402	20,843	20,574	19,657	18,171	17,046	18,256	17,506	17,050	17,322	15,781	15,677	15,031
Denmark	16,354	17,252	15,615	17,064	15,629	14,594	17,379	16,299	16,205	14,983	12,759	14,469	14,887
Norway	15,163	20,083	16,652	14,539	14,036	14,556	16,331	13,529	13,588	13,415	11,764	13,474	13,832
Saudi Arabia	13,304	12,582	11,972	10,323	9,059	9,542	8,275	9,072	8,484	8,551	8,579	8,207	8,338
Morocco	11,383	11,904	12,426	12,700	11,641	11,963	23,476	22,285	22,348	22,963	20,286	21,962	20,597
Immediate counterparty basis and risk transfers4
Foreign claims on an immediate counterparty basis	4,464,903	4,357,548	4,430,471	4,390,308	4,031,338	3,647,077	4,080,465	3,817,757	3,788,317	3,546,909	3,496,256	3,479,995	3,427,551
International claims on an immediate counterparty basis	2,637,402	2,548,108	2,595,085	2,572,878	2,320,218	2,070,230	2,306,049	2,148,482	2,096,047	1,917,687	1,882,516	1,908,072	1,826,038
Net risk transfers	-22,498	-24,078	-21,656	-17,220	-17,593	-13,812	-14,165	-18,996	-14,379	-21,206	-14,157	-12,918	-13,954
Outward risk transfers	440,288	412,563	467,933	461,244	436,767	338,634	411,507	386,665	388,180	336,273	351,417	441,557	434,464
Local and cross-border claims and off-balance-sheet exposures4
Local claims of foreign affiliates	1,974,119	1,944,631	1,972,503	1,957,762	1,836,213	1,680,352	1,876,058	1,769,574	1,795,742	1,725,858	1,707,077	1,669,981	1,696,980
Cross-border claims	2,468,289	2,388,852	2,436,312	2,415,320	2,177,534	1,952,921	2,190,255	2,029,192	1,978,199	1,799,841	1,775,018	1,797,094	1,716,622
Guarantees extended	316,497	309,296	304,441	294,307	281,093	278,275	287,008	280,519	280,785	281,765	268,361	265,118	257,249
Credit commitments	961,192	935,577	924,213	901,959	861,478	780,705	789,102	792,323	791,778	788,466	781,074	761,990	751,519
Cross-border positions2
Cross-border claims, all sectors2	6,368,425	6,151,465	6,123,577	6,094,033	5,459,730	5,129,884	5,623,613	5,224,161	5,289,979	5,176,021	5,286,277	5,287,291	5,238,702
Cross-border liabilities, all sectors2	6,963,179	6,767,180	6,707,033	6,663,859	5,999,695	5,646,346	6,059,744	5,704,318	5,815,813	5,807,847	5,793,247	5,832,609	5,778,697

Latest reading

The latest reading is 4,442,411 USD million, for Q1 2026. That is +2.5% from Q4 2025 and +10.7% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 2005 to Q1 2026. Source: BIS – consolidated banking statistics (WS_CBS_PUB), reported by Banque de France.

Latest: 4,442,411 USD million; Q1 2026
vs previous period: +2.5%; Q4 2025
vs a year earlier: +10.7%

About this data

French banks foreign claims and cross-border positions are published quarterly by the BIS. The dataset includes consolidated foreign claims on both immediate and ultimate risk bases. It provides breakdowns by counterparty country, such as the United States and Germany, and by sector. All series are denominated in USD millions and are available from 1977.

Frequently asked questions

What are French banks foreign claims and cross-border positions?: French banks foreign claims and cross-border positions represent the financial exposures, loans, and liabilities of French financial institutions vis-à-vis counterparties in other countries.
How often is the French bank foreign claims data updated?: This dataset on French banks foreign claims and cross-border positions is compiled by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and updated on a quarterly basis.
What is the difference between immediate and ultimate risk basis?: Immediate risk basis allocates claims to the country of the direct debtor, while ultimate risk basis reallocates them to the country where the final guarantor or parent entity resides.
How far back does the French bank exposure data go?: The quarterly series for French banks consolidated foreign claims and cross-border exposures in this table start in 1977.