22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita was 22,628 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Greenland, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Greenland stood at 22,628 units per person. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Greenland peaked at 22,628 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1993.
Greenland ranks 34th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 962.57 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 1,086 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 1,064 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 724.45 units per person | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 4,035 units per person | +457.0% |
| 2004 | 3,357 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 1,914 units per person | -43.0% |
| 2006 | 2,096 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2,387 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 4,438 units per person | +85.9% |
| 2009 | 5,433 units per person | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 5,678 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 5,871 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5,175 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 3,318 units per person | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 17,173 units per person | +417.6% |
| 2015 | 13,419 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 13,730 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11,478 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 13,620 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 12,795 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 14,804 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 20,424 units per person | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 18,658 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 18,402 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 19,406 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 22,628 units per person | +16.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 22,628 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,533 units per person, 1.6× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 22,628 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,619 units per person, 4.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +457.0% | 724.45 units per person | 4,035 units per person |
| 2014 | +417.6% | 3,318 units per person | 17,173 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 137.51 units per person | 0 units per person | 962.57 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 2,654 units per person | 724.45 units per person | 5,433 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,226 units per person | 3,318 units per person | 17,173 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,054 units per person | 14,804 units per person | 22,628 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Greenland?
- 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Greenland was 22,628 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 22,628 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1993.
- How does Greenland rank for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 34th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total BIS
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.