Barbados vs Korea: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time
- Barbados
- Korea
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
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.