What is the difference in 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?

6.25 million, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

BIS, published as 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total

Afghanistan

27.94 million

in 2025

Sierra Leone

34.19 million

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

193rd

Sierra Leone rank

191st

23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total over time

Afghanistan
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 34.19 million against 27.94 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.25 million.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 193rd and Sierra Leone ranks 191st of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.80 million	49.00 million	12.20 million	Sierra Leone
2000s	69.10 million	25.80 million	43.30 million	Afghanistan
2010s	83.87 million	194.94 million	111.07 million	Sierra Leone
2020s	33.65 million	88.92 million	55.27 million	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 34.19 million against 27.94 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?: 6.25 million, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total?: Afghanistan ranks 193rd and Sierra Leone ranks 191st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: BIS, published as 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total
Source: BIS
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 7,060 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

The data provides total international liabilities (all instruments) to banks that report the BIS Consolidated Banking Statistics.