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

20.02 million, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?

29 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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks

Sao Tome and Principe

37.03 million

in 2025

Timor-Leste

57.05 million

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

198th

Timor-Leste rank

196th

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 57.05 million against 37.03 million in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 20.02 million.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.5 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 196th of 209 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.33 million	0	11.33 million	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	19.20 million	6.70 million	12.50 million	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	53.76 million	11.73 million	42.03 million	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	42.82 million	36.04 million	6.78 million	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 57.05 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?: 20.02 million, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 196th 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.