Hong Kong vs Samoa: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP
Hong Kong
2.37 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
3.26 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
10th
Samoa rank
8th
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP over time
- Hong Kong
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.26 units per US$ of GDP against 2.37 units per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.89 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 8th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0613 units per US$ of GDP | 2.88 units per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.09 units per US$ of GDP | 0.9362 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1559 units per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 2.11 units per US$ of GDP | 5.96 units per US$ of GDP | 3.85 units per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.89 units per US$ of GDP | 4.81 units per US$ of GDP | 1.92 units per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp, Hong Kong or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.26 units per US$ of GDP against 2.37 units per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp between Hong Kong and Samoa?
- 0.89 units per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Samoa rank globally for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 8th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.