Cross-border claims / KOR
Korea
The banks located here, whoever owns them, held $272.80B of cross-border claims outstanding in Q4 2025: 0.59% of the world total that quarter, the 22nd largest of the reporting systems active in it. Its series in the BIS locational statistics runs from Q1 2005 to Q4 2025.
Claims outstanding, Q1 2005–Q4 2025
Total cross-border claims of the banks located here, USD billions, quarterly. Nominal dollars: movements mix changes in positions with changes in the dollar value of non-dollar books, and this BIS cut carries no adjusted-change series to separate them.
Source: BIS Locational Banking Statistics (WS_LBS_D_PUB), BIS Data Portal (data.bis.org). Selection: cross-border claims (measure C, amounts outstanding), reporting country KOR vs all counterparties (5J), quarterly, 2005-Q1 to 2025-Q4. License:free with “Source: BIS” attribution. Methodology
Who these banks lend to
Every counterparty country BIS publishes for this system in Q4 2025: 152 of them, $244.61B in total, which is 89.7% of its published all-countries total. The five largest counterparties are 53% of the named book. 43 of the 152 borrowers are themselves reporting systems in this dataset and link through to their own book; the other 109 appear here only as borrowers.
| # | Counterparty | Claims | Share of named book | Q1 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA United States | $67.77B | 27.7% | $19.50B | +247% |
| 2 | CHN China | $25.03B | 10.2% | $9.94B | +152% |
| 3 | HKG Hong Kong SAR | $13.18B | 5.4% | $4.39B | +200% |
| 4 | JPN Japan | $12.87B | 5.3% | $3.92B | +228% |
| 5 | GBR United Kingdom | $11.89B | 4.9% | $10.55B | +13% |
| 6 | SGP Singapore | $10.36B | 4.2% | $2.85B | +264% |
| 7 | VNM Vietnam | $7.82B | 3.2% | $591M | +1222% |
| 8 | IDN Indonesia | $7.58B | 3.1% | $1.63B | +364% |
| 9 | FRA France | $6.82B | 2.8% | $3.29B | +107% |
| 10 | AUS Australia | $4.34B | 1.8% | $1.40B | +211% |
| 11 | LBR Liberia | $4.29B | 1.8% | $627M | +584% |
| 12 | ARE United Arab Emirates | $4.28B | 1.7% | $528M | +710% |
| 13 | SAU Saudi Arabia | $4.25B | 1.7% | $1.08B | +292% |
| 14 | IND India | $4.08B | 1.7% | $1.69B | +141% |
| 15 | TWN Chinese Taipei | $4.01B | 1.6% | $746M | +438% |
| 16 | POL Poland | $3.92B | 1.6% | $787M | +398% |
| 17 | DEU Germany | $3.74B | 1.5% | $2.14B | +75% |
| 18 | PAN Panama | $3.57B | 1.5% | $5.85B | −39% |
| 19 | CAN Canada | $3.45B | 1.4% | $688M | +401% |
| 20 | CYM Cayman Islands | $3.39B | 1.4% | $1.30B | +160% |
| 21 | HUN Hungary | $2.97B | 1.2% | $698M | +326% |
| 22 | TUR Türkiye | $2.40B | 1.0% | $705M | +240% |
| 23 | MHL Marshall Islands | $2.13B | 0.9% | $970M | +119% |
| 24 | KHM Cambodia | $1.99B | 0.8% | $47M | +4125% |
| 25 | MEX Mexico | $1.97B | 0.8% | $829M | +137% |
| 26 | QAT Qatar | $1.90B | 0.8% | $161M | +1081% |
| 27 | CHE Switzerland | $1.89B | 0.8% | $771M | +146% |
| 28 | BRA Brazil | $1.72B | 0.7% | $1.07B | +60% |
| 29 | LUX Luxembourg | $1.56B | 0.6% | $288M | +442% |
| 30 | BHR Bahrain | $1.34B | 0.5% | $236M | +468% |
| 31 | IRL Ireland | $1.30B | 0.5% | $2.98B | −57% |
| 32 | NLD Netherlands | $1.28B | 0.5% | $3.02B | −58% |
| 33 | MYS Malaysia | $1.11B | 0.5% | $400M | +177% |
| 34 | OMN Oman | $852M | 0.3% | $399M | +114% |
| 35 | GRC Greece | $774M | 0.3% | $70M | +1006% |
| 36 | DNK Denmark | $773M | 0.3% | $381M | +103% |
| 37 | PHL Philippines | $743M | 0.3% | $662M | +12% |
| 38 | UZB Uzbekistan | $719M | 0.3% | $65M | +1006% |
| 39 | RUS Russia | $694M | 0.3% | $1.66B | −58% |
| 40 | ESP Spain | $643M | 0.3% | $489M | +31% |
| 41 | KWT Kuwait | $594M | 0.2% | $37M | +1505% |
| 42 | NOR Norway | $583M | 0.2% | $72M | +709% |
| 43 | MLT Malta | $538M | 0.2% | $2M | +26784% |
| 44 | VGB British Virgin Islands | $509M | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
| 45 | ITA Italy | $474M | 0.2% | $528M | −10% |
| 46 | CZE Czechia | $427M | 0.2% | $247M | +73% |
| 47 | CHL Chile | $411M | 0.2% | $101M | +307% |
| 48 | NZL New Zealand | $393M | 0.2% | $101M | +289% |
| 49 | THA Thailand | $344M | 0.1% | $447M | −23% |
| 50 | MAC Macao SAR | $315M | 0.1% | $10M | +3045% |
| 51 | MMR Myanmar | $311M | 0.1% | $3M | +10265% |
| 52 | BEL Belgium | $290M | 0.1% | $754M | −62% |
| 53 | JEY Jersey | $281M | 0.1% | $20M | +1304% |
| 54 | ARG Argentina | $269M | 0.1% | $75M | +258% |
| 55 | YEM Yemen | $246M | 0.1% | $15M | +1539% |
| 56 | EGY Egypt | $223M | 0.1% | $100M | +123% |
| 57 | ZAF South Africa | $212M | 0.1% | $209M | +1% |
| 58 | JOR Jordan | $199M | 0.1% | $28M | +611% |
| 59 | AUT Austria | $190M | 0.1% | $266M | −29% |
| 60 | SVK Slovakia | $185M | 0.1% | $502M | −63% |
| 61 | SWE Sweden | $179M | 0.1% | $237M | −24% |
| 62 | NGA Nigeria | $173M | 0.1% | $51M | +239% |
| 63 | COL Colombia | $135M | 0.1% | $76M | +78% |
| 64 | LIE Liechtenstein | $135M | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 65 | PAK Pakistan | $119M | 0.0% | $96M | +24% |
| 66 | PRT Portugal | $117M | 0.0% | $67M | +75% |
| 67 | BGD Bangladesh | $89M | 0.0% | $462M | −81% |
| 68 | SVN Slovenia | $87M | 0.0% | $67M | +30% |
| 69 | GEO Georgia | $75M | 0.0% | $2M | +3651% |
| 70 | AZE Azerbaijan | $68M | 0.0% | $26M | +163% |
| 71 | NPL Nepal | $65M | 0.0% | $2M | +3135% |
| 72 | TUN Tunisia | $65M | 0.0% | $21M | +207% |
| 73 | PER Peru | $60M | 0.0% | $64M | −6% |
| 74 | CIV Côte d'Ivoire | $60M | 0.0% | $10M | +495% |
| 75 | ISR Israel | $53M | 0.0% | $83M | −37% |
| 76 | ECU Ecuador | $50M | 0.0% | $64M | −21% |
| 77 | MAR Morocco | $44M | 0.0% | $50M | −12% |
| 78 | CRI Costa Rica | $43M | 0.0% | $24M | +79% |
| 79 | HND Honduras | $43M | 0.0% | $6M | +613% |
| 80 | KAZ Kazakhstan | $42M | 0.0% | $329M | −87% |
| 81 | LTU Lithuania | $36M | 0.0% | $5M | +610% |
| 82 | NCL New Caledonia | $36M | 0.0% | $7M | +407% |
| 83 | GHA Ghana | $34M | 0.0% | $27M | +28% |
| 84 | ROU Romania | $34M | 0.0% | $70M | −51% |
| 85 | VEN Venezuela | $32M | 0.0% | $39M | −19% |
| 86 | SRB Serbia | $30M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 87 | DOM Dominican Republic | $30M | 0.0% | $9M | +228% |
| 88 | GGY Guernsey | $29M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 89 | KEN Kenya | $26M | 0.0% | $13M | +99% |
| 90 | TZA Tanzania | $25M | 0.0% | $4M | +527% |
| 91 | MUS Mauritius | $20M | 0.0% | $34M | −40% |
| 92 | UKR Ukraine | $19M | 0.0% | $236M | −92% |
| 93 | LAO Laos | $19M | 0.0% | $1M | +1750% |
| 94 | GTM Guatemala | $18M | 0.0% | $12M | +52% |
| 95 | AGO Angola | $18M | 0.0% | $67M | −74% |
| 96 | IRQ Iraq | $14M | 0.0% | $3M | +383% |
| 97 | URY Uruguay | $11M | 0.0% | $15M | −28% |
| 98 | MNG Mongolia | $9M | 0.0% | $4M | +137% |
| 99 | LBN Lebanon | $9M | 0.0% | $39M | −78% |
| 100 | FIN Finland | $8M | 0.0% | $131M | −94% |
| 101 | MOZ Mozambique | $8M | 0.0% | $2M | +291% |
| 102 | DZA Algeria | $7M | 0.0% | $45M | −85% |
| 103 | LKA Sri Lanka | $5M | 0.0% | $16M | −66% |
| 104 | BGR Bulgaria | $5M | 0.0% | $15M | −65% |
| 105 | ZMB Zambia | $5M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 106 | SLB Solomon Islands | $5M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 107 | IRN Iran | $5M | 0.0% | $3.06B | −100% |
| 108 | ZWE Zimbabwe | $5M | 0.0% | $4M | +13% |
| 109 | SLV El Salvador | $4M | 0.0% | $2M | +107% |
| 110 | HRV Croatia | $4M | 0.0% | $12M | −66% |
| 111 | LVA Latvia | $4M | 0.0% | $17M | −77% |
| 112 | KGZ Kyrgyz Republic | $4M | 0.0% | $2M | +87% |
| 113 | NIC Nicaragua | $4M | 0.0% | $5M | −27% |
| 114 | ARM Armenia | $3M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 115 | SEN Senegal | $3M | 0.0% | $4M | −16% |
| 116 | MDA Moldova | $3M | 0.0% | $1M | +187% |
| 117 | PRY Paraguay | $3M | 0.0% | $6M | −58% |
| 118 | LBY Libya | $2M | 0.0% | $48M | −96% |
| 119 | HTI Haiti | $2M | 0.0% | $3M | −35% |
| 120 | SDN Sudan | $1M | 0.0% | $37M | −96% |
| 121 | DMA Dominica | $1M | 0.0% | $1M | +23% |
| 122 | UGA Uganda | $1M | 0.0% | $1M | +7% |
| 123 | EST Estonia | $1M | 0.0% | $5M | −79% |
| 124 | PYF French Polynesia | $0.55M | 0.0% | $1M | −45% |
| 125 | JAM Jamaica | $0.49M | 0.0% | $3M | −84% |
| 126 | FJI Fiji | $0.47M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 127 | GUY Guyana | $0.46M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 128 | ALB Albania | $0.40M | 0.0% | $2M | −80% |
| 129 | VUT Vanuatu | $0.37M | 0.0% | $1M | −63% |
| 130 | DJI Djibouti | $0.32M | 0.0% | $1M | −68% |
| 131 | MDG Madagascar | $0.29M | 0.0% | $1M | −71% |
| 132 | PNG Papua New Guinea | $0.29M | 0.0% | $8M | −96% |
| 133 | CYP Cyprus | $0.22M | 0.0% | $536M | −100% |
| 134 | MWI Malawi | $0.20M | 0.0% | $1M | −80% |
| 135 | SUR Suriname | $0.18M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 136 | ISL Iceland | $0.17M | 0.0% | $16M | −99% |
| 137 | BEN Benin | $0.15M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 138 | TLS East Timor | $0.14M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 139 | COG Republic of Congo | $0.14M | 0.0% | $2M | −93% |
| 140 | GIN Guinea | $0.12M | 0.0% | $1M | −89% |
| 141 | MKD North Macedonia | $0.11M | 0.0% | $1M | −89% |
| 142 | TJK Tajikistan | $0.10M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 143 | MRT Mauritania | $0.10M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 144 | ETH Ethiopia | $0.09M | 0.0% | $3M | −97% |
| 145 | LCA St Lucia | $0.06M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 146 | GMB The Gambia | $0.05M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 147 | ABW Aruba | $0.04M | 0.0% | $2M | −98% |
| 148 | COD Democratic Republic of the Congo | $0.03M | 0.0% | $1M | −97% |
| 149 | GRD Grenada | $0.03M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 150 | BRN Brunei | $0.02M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 151 | CMR Cameroon | $0.02M | 0.0% | $1M | −98% |
| 152 | SYC Seychelles | $0.02M | 0.0% | $1M | −98% |
Source: BIS Locational Banking Statistics (WS_LBS_D_PUB), BIS Data Portal (data.bis.org). Selection: cross-border claims (measure C), reporting country KOR vs each individual counterparty country, 2025-Q4, with the same cell at 2008-Q1 where it exists. License:free with “Source: BIS” attribution. Shares are of the sum of this reporter's named counterparty cells, not of its published total, because the two differ. Change is in the nominal USD stock and is not a flow. n/a means the cell does not exist at the earlier date, which is not the same as zero. Methodology
These are residence figures, so this page covers every bank booking here, foreign-owned subsidiaries and branches included, and excludes the foreign books of banks headquartered here but booking abroad. For the other side of the ledger, how much the world’s banks lend to this economy, see its counterparty page. The methodology gives the exact BIS selection behind every figure here.