22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita was 1.38 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in North Korea, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1.38 units per person for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 82.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in North Korea peaked at 25.99 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7581 units per person, in 2024.
North Korea ranks 207th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.87 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 21.21 units per person | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 25.19 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 25.99 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 17.18 units per person | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 19.56 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 9.87 units per person | -49.5% |
| 2000 | 12.42 units per person | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 11.55 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 19.8 units per person | +71.4% |
| 2003 | 18.43 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 5.11 units per person | -72.3% |
| 2005 | 3.85 units per person | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 19.78 units per person | +413.3% |
| 2007 | 2.48 units per person | -87.5% |
| 2008 | 19.95 units per person | +706.0% |
| 2009 | 2.85 units per person | -85.7% |
| 2010 | 2.36 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 3.51 units per person | +48.5% |
| 2012 | 4.24 units per person | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 3.03 units per person | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 2.22 units per person | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 2.13 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.31 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.11 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 1.61 units per person | -48.3% |
| 2019 | 8.46 units per person | +424.9% |
| 2020 | 1.52 units per person | -82.0% |
| 2021 | 1.65 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 3.44 units per person | +108.4% |
| 2023 | 4.76 units per person | +38.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7581 units per person | -84.1% |
| 2025 | 1.38 units per person | +82.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1.38 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.85 units per person, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1.38 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,169 units per person, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +706.0% | 2.48 units per person | 19.95 units per person |
| 2019 | +424.9% | 1.61 units per person | 8.46 units per person |
| 2006 | +413.3% | 3.85 units per person | 19.78 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.55 units per person | 9.87 units per person | 25.99 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.62 units per person | 2.48 units per person | 19.95 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 units per person | 1.61 units per person | 8.46 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 units per person | 0.7581 units per person | 4.76 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in North Korea?
- 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in North Korea was 1.38 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.99 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7581 units per person in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.