What is the difference in 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?

15.32 million, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total

Guinea-Bissau

53.64 million

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

38.32 million

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

197th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

198th

22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 53.64 million against 38.32 million in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 15.32 million.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 197th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.29 million	6.86 million	8.43 million	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	14.70 million	20.80 million	6.10 million	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	72.98 million	54.52 million	18.46 million	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	108.81 million	43.77 million	65.04 million	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, Guinea-Bissau or Sao Tome and Principe?: Guinea-Bissau, at 53.64 million against 38.32 million in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?: 15.32 million, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 197th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th 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: 24 August 2026

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