What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Arab World and Portugal?

309.62 per 1,000 adults, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Portugal?

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Portugal: Borrowers from commercial banks

Arab World

175.85 per 1,000 adults

in 2023

Portugal

485.47 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Arab World rank

19th

Portugal rank

16th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Arab World
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 485.47 per 1,000 adults against 175.85 per 1,000 adults in Arab World, a difference of 309.62 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Portugal's figure about 2.8 times Arab World's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 35 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	112.4 per 1,000 adults	402.62 per 1,000 adults	290.22 per 1,000 adults	Portugal
2010s	137.35 per 1,000 adults	405.35 per 1,000 adults	268 per 1,000 adults	Portugal
2020s	168.72 per 1,000 adults	497.55 per 1,000 adults	328.83 per 1,000 adults	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Arab World or Portugal?: Portugal, at 485.47 per 1,000 adults against 175.85 per 1,000 adults in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Arab World and Portugal?: 309.62 per 1,000 adults, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Portugal?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Arab World and Portugal rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Arab World ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)
Unit: per 1,000 adults
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 148 places, 2,388 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks.