Bhutan vs Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks

Bhutan
9.26 million
in 2025
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
14.14 million
in 2025
Bhutan rank
204th
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
203rd

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks over time

  • Bhutan
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
0200.0M400.0M600.0M199520102025

How they compare

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea currently reports 14.14 million against 9.26 million in Bhutan, a difference of 4.88 million.

That makes Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.

Bhutan ranks 204th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 203rd of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.60 million 437.00 million 433.40 million Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2000s 32.70 million 246.40 million 213.70 million Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2010s 70.20 million 57.61 million 12.59 million Bhutan
2020s 36.15 million 33.21 million 2.94 million Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks, Bhutan or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, at 14.14 million against 9.26 million in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks between Bhutan and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
4.88 million, with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank globally for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Bhutan ranks 204th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 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.