South Korea vs Kuwait: 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita
South Korea
5,357 units per person
in 2025
Kuwait
7,080 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
57th
Kuwait rank
54th
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7,080 units per person against 5,357 units per person in South Korea, a difference of 1,723 units per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
South Korea ranks 57th and Kuwait ranks 54th of 208 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,291 units per person | 3,743 units per person | 2,452 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2,317 units per person | 4,254 units per person | 1,937 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 3,815 units per person | 4,930 units per person | 1,115 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4,872 units per person | 7,419 units per person | 2,547 units per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 7,080 units per person against 5,357 units per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 1,723 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 57th and Kuwait ranks 54th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.