28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita was 0.6039 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita in North Korea, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita in North Korea is 0.6039 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita in North Korea peaked at 7.13 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6039 units per person, in 2025.
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.
28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.25 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 1.7 units per person | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 1.13 units per person | -34.0% |
| 1998 | 2.23 units per person | +98.3% |
| 1999 | 2.47 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.65 units per person | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 3.44 units per person | +108.9% |
| 2002 | 2.63 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 7.13 units per person | +224.2% |
| 2005 | 5.9 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 5.02 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8926 units per person | -82.2% |
| 2008 | 2.58 units per person | +189.5% |
| 2009 | 2.77 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.92 units per person | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2 units per person | -37.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9519 units per person | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 1.21 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 1.42 units per person | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 1.06 units per person | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9 units per person | +174.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 units per person | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6606 units per person | -56.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 units per person | +53.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6765 units per person | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6547 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6405 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6039 units per person | -5.7% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.6039 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.11 units per person, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.6039 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 309.13 units per person, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +224.2% | 2.2 units per person | 7.13 units per person |
| 2008 | +189.5% | 0.8926 units per person | 2.58 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 units per person | 1.13 units per person | 2.47 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.42 units per person | 0.8926 units per person | 7.13 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 units per person | 0.9519 units per person | 2.9 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7088 units per person | 0.6039 units per person | 1.02 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 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita in North Korea?
- 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita in North Korea was 0.6039 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6039 units per person in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. 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 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks 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
28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.