What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?

335.06 per 1,000 adults, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?

15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.

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.

Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Borrowers from commercial banks

Argentina

389.59 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

54.53 per 1,000 adults

in 2022

Argentina rank

27th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

26th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Argentina
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 389.59 per 1,000 adults against 54.53 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 335.06 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Argentina's figure about 7.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	286.76 per 1,000 adults	15.72 per 1,000 adults	271.04 per 1,000 adults	Argentina
2010s	352.53 per 1,000 adults	27.29 per 1,000 adults	325.24 per 1,000 adults	Argentina
2020s	375.82 per 1,000 adults	50.81 per 1,000 adults	325.01 per 1,000 adults	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Argentina, at 389.59 per 1,000 adults against 54.53 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 335.06 per 1,000 adults, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Argentina ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 113 countries.
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.