What is the difference in 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total between Cayman Islands and Japan?

694.66 billion, with Cayman Islands ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Cayman Islands vs Japan: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total

Cayman Islands

2.40 trillion

in 2025

Japan

1.71 trillion

in 2025

Cayman Islands rank

4th

Japan rank

6th

22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total over time

Cayman Islands
Japan

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 2.40 trillion against 1.71 trillion in Japan, a difference of 694.66 billion.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 4th and Japan ranks 6th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	260.41 billion	880.05 billion	619.64 billion	Japan
2000s	1.09 trillion	609.71 billion	477.36 billion	Cayman Islands
2010s	1.79 trillion	1.09 trillion	696.24 billion	Cayman Islands
2020s	2.21 trillion	1.72 trillion	495.34 billion	Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, Cayman Islands or Japan?: Cayman Islands, at 2.40 trillion against 1.71 trillion in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total between Cayman Islands and Japan?: 694.66 billion, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Japan?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Cayman Islands and Japan rank globally for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total?: Cayman Islands ranks 4th and Japan ranks 6th 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.