23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita was 1.52 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in North Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in North Korea is 1.52 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 128.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in North Korea peaked at 79.27 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6653 units per person, in 2024.
North Korea ranks 199th 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.
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.66 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 22.91 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 20.83 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 17.71 units per person | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 21.88 units per person | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 25.81 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 22.49 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 28.99 units per person | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 10.17 units per person | -64.9% |
| 1999 | 30.3 units per person | +198.0% |
| 2000 | 7.35 units per person | -75.7% |
| 2001 | 6.05 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 8.35 units per person | +38.1% |
| 2003 | 9.22 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 11.71 units per person | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 41.48 units per person | +254.3% |
| 2006 | 7.87 units per person | -81.0% |
| 2007 | 19.84 units per person | +152.1% |
| 2008 | 79.27 units per person | +299.5% |
| 2009 | 39.83 units per person | -49.7% |
| 2010 | 1.68 units per person | -95.8% |
| 2011 | 4.78 units per person | +184.5% |
| 2012 | 21.02 units per person | +339.7% |
| 2013 | 1.48 units per person | -92.9% |
| 2014 | 3.41 units per person | +130.1% |
| 2015 | 1.55 units per person | -54.5% |
| 2016 | 1.14 units per person | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 2.85 units per person | +150.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 units per person | -59.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9933 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.25 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 1.65 units per person | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 3.41 units per person | +107.1% |
| 2023 | 1.97 units per person | -42.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6653 units per person | -66.2% |
| 2025 | 1.52 units per person | +128.6% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1.52 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.73 units per person, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1.52 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 681.01 units per person, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.07 units per person | 10.17 units per person | 30.3 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1 units per person | 6.05 units per person | 79.27 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 units per person | 0.9933 units per person | 21.02 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 units per person | 0.6653 units per person | 3.41 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 196 Sudan 2.46 units per person compare
- 197 Kiribati 1.86 units per person compare
- 198 Kyrgyzstan 1.76 units per person compare
- 200 Tajikistan 0.9233 units per person compare
- 201 Lesotho 0.9042 units per person compare
- 202 Afghanistan 0.6372 units per person compare
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 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in North Korea?
- 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in North Korea was 1.52 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 79.27 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6653 units per person in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 199th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 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.