Cross-border claims / TWN
Chinese Taipei
The banks located here, whoever owns them, held $622.48B of cross-border claims outstanding in Q4 2025: 1.35% of the world total that quarter, the 16th largest of the reporting systems active in it. Its series in the BIS locational statistics runs from Q4 2000 to Q4 2025.
Claims outstanding, Q4 2000–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 TWN vs all counterparties (5J), quarterly, 2000-Q4 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: 149 of them, $617.59B in total, which is 99.2% of its published all-countries total. The five largest counterparties are 57% of the named book. 47 of the 149 borrowers are themselves reporting systems in this dataset and link through to their own book; the other 102 appear here only as borrowers.
| # | Counterparty | Claims | Share of named book | Q1 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA United States | $155.51B | 25.2% | $53.67B | +190% |
| 2 | LUX Luxembourg | $68.93B | 11.2% | $31.42B | +119% |
| 3 | JPN Japan | $46.62B | 7.5% | $6.61B | +606% |
| 4 | SGP Singapore | $45.06B | 7.3% | $12.65B | +256% |
| 5 | CHN China | $34.85B | 5.6% | $1.97B | +1673% |
| 6 | GBR United Kingdom | $30.89B | 5.0% | $14.49B | +113% |
| 7 | AUS Australia | $30.49B | 4.9% | $2.95B | +934% |
| 8 | HKG Hong Kong SAR | $29.40B | 4.8% | $9.78B | +201% |
| 9 | FRA France | $20.81B | 3.4% | $3.68B | +465% |
| 10 | KOR Korea | $13.86B | 2.2% | $4.37B | +217% |
| 11 | IRL Ireland | $12.40B | 2.0% | $4.32B | +187% |
| 12 | NLD Netherlands | $12.27B | 2.0% | $2.76B | +345% |
| 13 | CYM Cayman Islands | $11.95B | 1.9% | $3.56B | +236% |
| 14 | VNM Vietnam | $8.22B | 1.3% | $742M | +1008% |
| 15 | VGB British Virgin Islands | $7.78B | 1.3% | n/a | n/a |
| 16 | CAN Canada | $7.66B | 1.2% | $541M | +1315% |
| 17 | IND India | $7.58B | 1.2% | $2.56B | +196% |
| 18 | SAU Saudi Arabia | $7.04B | 1.1% | $373M | +1789% |
| 19 | DEU Germany | $6.65B | 1.1% | $3.62B | +84% |
| 20 | CHE Switzerland | $6.18B | 1.0% | $5.64B | +10% |
| 21 | ARE United Arab Emirates | $6.15B | 1.0% | $889M | +592% |
| 22 | MYS Malaysia | $4.21B | 0.7% | $681M | +518% |
| 23 | PHL Philippines | $3.52B | 0.6% | $1.00B | +252% |
| 24 | JEY Jersey | $2.90B | 0.5% | $249M | +1063% |
| 25 | IDN Indonesia | $2.79B | 0.5% | $407M | +587% |
| 26 | NZL New Zealand | $2.52B | 0.4% | $762M | +230% |
| 27 | THA Thailand | $2.50B | 0.4% | $816M | +206% |
| 28 | MAC Macao SAR | $2.32B | 0.4% | $185M | +1152% |
| 29 | QAT Qatar | $2.30B | 0.4% | $115M | +1901% |
| 30 | WSM Samoa | $2.29B | 0.4% | $891M | +157% |
| 31 | PAN Panama | $2.29B | 0.4% | $728M | +214% |
| 32 | KHM Cambodia | $2.09B | 0.3% | $24M | +8616% |
| 33 | ESP Spain | $1.80B | 0.3% | $116M | +1452% |
| 34 | CHL Chile | $1.48B | 0.2% | $4M | +36880% |
| 35 | SYC Seychelles | $1.32B | 0.2% | $87M | +1413% |
| 36 | LBR Liberia | $1.26B | 0.2% | $1.83B | −31% |
| 37 | MEX Mexico | $1.07B | 0.2% | $62M | +1621% |
| 38 | MHL Marshall Islands | $885M | 0.1% | $233M | +280% |
| 39 | MUS Mauritius | $882M | 0.1% | $448M | +97% |
| 40 | HND Honduras | $731M | 0.1% | $143M | +411% |
| 41 | BEL Belgium | $651M | 0.1% | $1.10B | −41% |
| 42 | SWE Sweden | $590M | 0.1% | $136M | +334% |
| 43 | ITA Italy | $574M | 0.1% | $279M | +106% |
| 44 | ISR Israel | $571M | 0.1% | $25M | +2183% |
| 45 | BLZ Belize | $541M | 0.1% | $310M | +74% |
| 46 | AIA Anguilla | $449M | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 47 | ZAF South Africa | $363M | 0.1% | $237M | +53% |
| 48 | SWZ Eswatini | $312M | 0.1% | $39M | +700% |
| 49 | DNK Denmark | $259M | 0.0% | $122M | +112% |
| 50 | LCA St Lucia | $243M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 51 | RUS Russia | $242M | 0.0% | $1.18B | −79% |
| 52 | BMU Bermuda | $232M | 0.0% | $596M | −61% |
| 53 | KWT Kuwait | $214M | 0.0% | $204M | +5% |
| 54 | VCT St Vincent and the Grenadines | $209M | 0.0% | $128M | +63% |
| 55 | PER Peru | $160M | 0.0% | $4M | +3904% |
| 56 | AUT Austria | $157M | 0.0% | $542M | −71% |
| 57 | LAO Laos | $156M | 0.0% | $1M | +15549% |
| 58 | HTI Haiti | $155M | 0.0% | $42M | +270% |
| 59 | EGY Egypt | $130M | 0.0% | $29M | +349% |
| 60 | NOR Norway | $121M | 0.0% | $213M | −43% |
| 61 | VEN Venezuela | $106M | 0.0% | $22M | +380% |
| 62 | FIN Finland | $97M | 0.0% | $21M | +363% |
| 63 | NRU Nauru | $88M | 0.0% | $7M | +1151% |
| 64 | MMR Myanmar | $87M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 65 | FSM Micronesia | $87M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 66 | BRA Brazil | $85M | 0.0% | $238M | −64% |
| 67 | COL Colombia | $82M | 0.0% | $6M | +1263% |
| 68 | MLT Malta | $75M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 69 | CYP Cyprus | $75M | 0.0% | $107M | −30% |
| 70 | BHS The Bahamas | $74M | 0.0% | $14M | +428% |
| 71 | GHA Ghana | $73M | 0.0% | $8M | +816% |
| 72 | TUR Türkiye | $64M | 0.0% | $343M | −81% |
| 73 | UZB Uzbekistan | $64M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 74 | HUN Hungary | $56M | 0.0% | $39M | +45% |
| 75 | GMB The Gambia | $55M | 0.0% | $45M | +22% |
| 76 | BGR Bulgaria | $54M | 0.0% | $4M | +1242% |
| 77 | NGA Nigeria | $46M | 0.0% | $4M | +1052% |
| 78 | BHR Bahrain | $46M | 0.0% | $258M | −82% |
| 79 | OMN Oman | $43M | 0.0% | $10M | +327% |
| 80 | GTM Guatemala | $43M | 0.0% | $45M | −5% |
| 81 | PRY Paraguay | $40M | 0.0% | $403M | −90% |
| 82 | CZE Czechia | $39M | 0.0% | $23M | +68% |
| 83 | GGY Guernsey | $34M | 0.0% | $290M | −88% |
| 84 | SEN Senegal | $32M | 0.0% | $69M | −53% |
| 85 | GRC Greece | $29M | 0.0% | $40M | −29% |
| 86 | VUT Vanuatu | $27M | 0.0% | $31M | −14% |
| 87 | NIC Nicaragua | $25M | 0.0% | $157M | −84% |
| 88 | POL Poland | $21M | 0.0% | $20M | +4% |
| 89 | CIV Côte d'Ivoire | $19M | 0.0% | $5M | +278% |
| 90 | PAK Pakistan | $16M | 0.0% | $16M | −1% |
| 91 | KNA St Kitts and Nevis | $15M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 92 | BFA Burkina Faso | $14M | 0.0% | $38M | −63% |
| 93 | CMR Cameroon | $13M | 0.0% | $17M | −22% |
| 94 | AGO Angola | $11M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 95 | PNG Papua New Guinea | $11M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 96 | ROU Romania | $10M | 0.0% | $14M | −27% |
| 97 | ISL Iceland | $9M | 0.0% | $120M | −92% |
| 98 | BGD Bangladesh | $9M | 0.0% | $62M | −86% |
| 99 | BRB Barbados | $9M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 100 | BRN Brunei | $6M | 0.0% | $70M | −91% |
| 101 | SVK Slovakia | $6M | 0.0% | $3M | +91% |
| 102 | JOR Jordan | $6M | 0.0% | $6M | −8% |
| 103 | IMN Isle of Man | $5M | 0.0% | $51M | −90% |
| 104 | IRN Iran | $4M | 0.0% | $42M | −91% |
| 105 | ARG Argentina | $2M | 0.0% | $5M | −54% |
| 106 | PRT Portugal | $2M | 0.0% | $27M | −92% |
| 107 | TTO Trinidad and Tobago | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 108 | ECU Ecuador | $1M | 0.0% | $1M | +8% |
| 109 | MAR Morocco | $0.95M | 0.0% | $13M | −93% |
| 110 | LKA Sri Lanka | $0.91M | 0.0% | $19M | −95% |
| 111 | NER Niger | $0.75M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 112 | SLB Solomon Islands | $0.58M | 0.0% | $21M | −97% |
| 113 | CUW Curaçao | $0.44M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 114 | BOL Bolivia | $0.41M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 115 | SLV El Salvador | $0.38M | 0.0% | $40M | −99% |
| 116 | GEO Georgia | $0.32M | 0.0% | $16M | −98% |
| 117 | CRI Costa Rica | $0.27M | 0.0% | $1M | −73% |
| 118 | SVN Slovenia | $0.25M | 0.0% | $42M | −99% |
| 119 | BLR Belarus | $0.24M | 0.0% | $31M | −99% |
| 120 | SRB Serbia | $0.22M | 0.0% | $1M | −78% |
| 121 | URY Uruguay | $0.20M | 0.0% | $1M | −80% |
| 122 | HRV Croatia | $0.19M | 0.0% | $1M | −81% |
| 123 | NAM Namibia | $0.12M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 124 | TUN Tunisia | $0.10M | 0.0% | $2M | −95% |
| 125 | ATF French Southern Territories | $0.10M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 126 | ERI Eritrea | $0.09M | 0.0% | $9M | −99% |
| 127 | UKR Ukraine | $0.08M | 0.0% | $105M | −100% |
| 128 | NCL New Caledonia | $0.05M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 129 | EST Estonia | $0.05M | 0.0% | $22M | −100% |
| 130 | GNB Guinea-Bissau | $0.04M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 131 | KGZ Kyrgyz Republic | $0.03M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 132 | KAZ Kazakhstan | $0.02M | 0.0% | $296M | −100% |
| 133 | NPL Nepal | $0.02M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 134 | DOM Dominican Republic | $0.01M | 0.0% | $20M | −100% |
| 135 | LIE Liechtenstein | $0.01M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 136 | DZA Algeria | $0.01M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 137 | MNG Mongolia | $0.01M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 138 | LVA Latvia | $0.00M | 0.0% | $57M | −100% |
| 139 | RWA Rwanda | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 140 | PSE Palestinian Territory | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 141 | IRQ Iraq | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 142 | ARM Armenia | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 143 | MKD North Macedonia | $0.00M | 0.0% | $17M | −100% |
| 144 | TKM Turkmenistan | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 145 | TJK Tajikistan | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 146 | ZWE Zimbabwe | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 147 | ETH Ethiopia | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 148 | FJI Fiji | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 149 | PLW Palau | $0.00M | 0.0% | $39M | −100% |
Source: BIS Locational Banking Statistics (WS_LBS_D_PUB), BIS Data Portal (data.bis.org). Selection: cross-border claims (measure C), reporting country TWN 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.