23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita was 21,514 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Greenland, 1997–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 21,514 units per person for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Greenland peaked at 21,514 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1997.
Greenland ranks 30th 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.
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 178.25 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 676.34 units per person | +279.4% |
| 2001 | 1,277 units per person | +88.8% |
| 2002 | 1,042 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 2,308 units per person | +121.4% |
| 2004 | 3,234 units per person | +40.1% |
| 2005 | 3,197 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,660 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 3,077 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 5,663 units per person | +84.1% |
| 2009 | 5,841 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 5,873 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,959 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5,703 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 4,940 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 17,850 units per person | +261.4% |
| 2015 | 14,596 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 13,139 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 11,119 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 13,225 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 12,764 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 14,793 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 19,227 units per person | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 17,393 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 17,446 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 19,240 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 21,514 units per person | +11.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 21,514 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,644 units per person, 1.6× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 21,514 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,903 units per person, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +279.4% | 178.25 units per person | 676.34 units per person |
| 2014 | +261.4% | 4,940 units per person | 17,850 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.42 units per person | 0 units per person | 178.25 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,898 units per person | 676.34 units per person | 5,841 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,517 units per person | 4,940 units per person | 17,850 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,269 units per person | 14,793 units per person | 21,514 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 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Greenland?
- 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Greenland was 21,514 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 21,514 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1997.
- How does Greenland rank for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. 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 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, 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
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.