Kiribati vs Palau: 02_Cross-border loans from BIS banks to nonbanks
Kiribati
241,000
in 2025
Palau
2.05 million
in 2025
Kiribati rank
207th
Palau rank
206th
02_Cross-border loans from BIS banks to nonbanks over time
- Kiribati
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2.05 million against 241,000 in Kiribati, a difference of 1.81 million.
That makes Palau's figure about 8.5 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 207th and Palau ranks 206th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.00 million | 0 | 9.00 million | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 3.70 million | 16.30 million | 12.60 million | Palau |
| 2010s | 745,300 | 8.40 million | 7.65 million | Palau |
| 2020s | 265,000 | 611,000 | 346,000 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 02_cross-border loans from bis banks to nonbanks, Kiribati or Palau?
- Palau, at 2.05 million against 241,000 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in 02_cross-border loans from bis banks to nonbanks between Kiribati and Palau?
- 1.81 million, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for 02_cross-border loans from bis banks to nonbanks?
- Kiribati ranks 207th and Palau ranks 206th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- BIS, published as 02_Cross-border loans from BIS banks to nonbanks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.