What is the difference in 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks between Cayman Islands and Japan?

121.09 billion, with Cayman Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Japan?

31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.

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.

Cayman Islands vs Japan: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks

Cayman Islands

1.54 trillion

in 2025

Japan

1.42 trillion

in 2025

Cayman Islands rank

4th

Japan rank

5th

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks over time

Cayman Islands
Japan

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 1.54 trillion against 1.42 trillion in Japan, a difference of 121.09 billion.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	264.56 billion	820.85 billion	556.29 billion	Japan
2000s	798.30 billion	506.47 billion	291.83 billion	Cayman Islands
2010s	1.20 trillion	962.29 billion	234.67 billion	Cayman Islands
2020s	1.29 trillion	1.44 trillion	155.33 billion	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks, Cayman Islands or Japan?: Cayman Islands, at 1.54 trillion against 1.42 trillion in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks between Cayman Islands and Japan?: 121.09 billion, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Japan?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Cayman Islands and Japan rank globally for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?: Cayman Islands ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 208 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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About this data

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: 10 August 2026

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