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

338.27 per 1,000 adults, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan 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.

Azerbaijan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Borrowers from commercial banks

Azerbaijan

392.8 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

54.53 per 1,000 adults

in 2022

Azerbaijan rank

26th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

26th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Azerbaijan
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 392.8 per 1,000 adults against 54.53 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 338.27 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 7.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.11 per 1,000 adults	15.72 per 1,000 adults	57.39 per 1,000 adults	Azerbaijan
2010s	189.07 per 1,000 adults	27.29 per 1,000 adults	161.78 per 1,000 adults	Azerbaijan
2020s	278.07 per 1,000 adults	50.81 per 1,000 adults	227.26 per 1,000 adults	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Azerbaijan or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Azerbaijan, at 392.8 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 Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 338.27 per 1,000 adults, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Azerbaijan ranks 26th 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.