What is the difference in 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?

16.60 million, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks

Guinea-Bissau

53.63 million

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

37.03 million

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

197th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

198th

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 53.63 million against 37.03 million in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 16.60 million.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 197th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.00 million	8.80 million	5.20 million	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	13.80 million	19.20 million	5.40 million	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	72.68 million	53.76 million	18.91 million	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	108.80 million	42.82 million	65.98 million	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks, Guinea-Bissau or Sao Tome and Principe?: Guinea-Bissau, at 53.63 million against 37.03 million in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?: 16.60 million, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 197th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th 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: 24 August 2026

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