What is the difference in 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term between Japan and Switzerland?

256.18 billion, with Japan ahead.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

BIS, published as 12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Switzerland: 12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term

Japan

689.27 billion

in 2025

Switzerland

433.09 billion

in 2025

Japan rank

6th

Switzerland rank

9th

12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term over time

Japan
Switzerland

How they compare

Japan currently reports 689.27 billion against 433.09 billion in Switzerland, a difference of 256.18 billion.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	201.39 billion	197.06 billion	4.32 billion	Japan
2000s	298.87 billion	392.80 billion	93.93 billion	Switzerland
2010s	679.10 billion	327.99 billion	351.11 billion	Japan
2020s	770.04 billion	372.72 billion	397.33 billion	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, Japan or Switzerland?: Japan, at 689.27 billion against 433.09 billion in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term between Japan and Switzerland?: 256.18 billion, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term?: Japan ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: BIS, published as 12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: 12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term
Source: BIS
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 7,020 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The data are derived from the BIS Consolidated Banking Statistics (CBS), which comprise data on gross consolidated claims of banks resident in the CBS reporting.