Barbados vs Korea: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP

Barbados
12.5%
in 2021
Korea
13.7%
in 2021
Barbados rank
94th
Korea rank
91st

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • Korea
0102030197419972021

How they compare

Korea currently reports 13.7% against 12.5% in Barbados, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.

Barbados ranks 94th and Korea ranks 91st of 136 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 4.3% 2.8% 1.5% Barbados
1990s 4.1% 5.5% 1.3% Korea
2000s 14.3% 9.4% 5.0% Barbados
2010s 21.7% 12.2% 9.4% Barbados
2020s 12.0% 13.7% 1.7% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp, Barbados or Korea?
Korea, at 13.7% against 12.5% in Barbados as of 2021.
What is the difference in loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp between Barbados and Korea?
1.2%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Korea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Korea rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
Barbados ranks 94th and Korea ranks 91st of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 4,260 data points, 1962–2021
Last refreshed

Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.