Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks

Afghanistan
9.15 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
14.14 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
205th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
203rd

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0200.0M400.0M600.0M199520102025

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 14.14 million against 9.15 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.99 million.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 205th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 203rd of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 36.80 million 437.00 million 400.20 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 33.90 million 246.40 million 212.50 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 59.48 million 57.61 million 1.87 million Afghanistan
2020s 16.19 million 33.21 million 17.03 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks, Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 14.14 million against 9.15 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
4.99 million, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Afghanistan ranks 205th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 203rd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
BIS, published as 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.