What is the difference in 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total between Afghanistan and Palau?

7.16 million, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palau?

28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

BIS, published as 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Palau: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total

Afghanistan

9.20 million

in 2025

Palau

2.05 million

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

205th

Palau rank

206th

22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total over time

Afghanistan
Palau

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 9.20 million against 2.05 million in Palau, a difference of 7.16 million.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 4.5 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 205th and Palau ranks 206th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.50 million	0	22.50 million	Afghanistan
2000s	34.70 million	21.00 million	13.70 million	Afghanistan
2010s	63.63 million	9.10 million	54.54 million	Afghanistan
2020s	20.33 million	627,667	19.70 million	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, Afghanistan or Palau?: Afghanistan, at 9.20 million against 2.05 million in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total between Afghanistan and Palau?: 7.16 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palau?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Palau rank globally for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total?: Afghanistan ranks 205th and Palau ranks 206th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: BIS, published as 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total
Source: BIS
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 6,698 data points, 1993–2025
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The data provides total cross-border liabilities (all instruments) to banks that report the BIS Locational Banking Statistics.