What is the difference in 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks between Nigeria and South Africa?

527.20 million, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?

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.

Nigeria vs South Africa: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks

Nigeria

34.74 billion

in 2025

South Africa

34.22 billion

in 2025

Nigeria rank

49th

South Africa rank

51st

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks over time

Nigeria
South Africa

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 34.74 billion against 34.22 billion in South Africa, a difference of 527.20 million.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 209 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.24 billion	15.35 billion	13.11 billion	South Africa
2000s	3.59 billion	18.37 billion	14.78 billion	South Africa
2010s	14.45 billion	33.72 billion	19.27 billion	South Africa
2020s	32.64 billion	33.77 billion	1.13 billion	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks, Nigeria or South Africa?: Nigeria, at 34.74 billion against 34.22 billion in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks between Nigeria and South Africa?: 527.20 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?: Nigeria ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st 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: 10 August 2026

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