What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Belgium and Italy?

85.68 per 1,000 adults, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?

15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.

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.

Belgium vs Italy: Borrowers from commercial banks

Belgium

672.95 per 1,000 adults

in 2021

Italy

587.27 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Belgium rank

7th

Italy rank

10th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Belgium
Italy

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 672.95 per 1,000 adults against 587.27 per 1,000 adults in Italy, a difference of 85.68 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Belgium ranks 7th and Italy ranks 10th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2000s	560.27 per 1,000 adults	424.97 per 1,000 adults	135.3 per 1,000 adults	Belgium
2010s	687.07 per 1,000 adults	491.76 per 1,000 adults	195.31 per 1,000 adults	Belgium
2020s	676.64 per 1,000 adults	552.55 per 1,000 adults	124.09 per 1,000 adults	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Belgium or Italy?: Belgium, at 672.95 per 1,000 adults against 587.27 per 1,000 adults in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Belgium and Italy?: 85.68 per 1,000 adults, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Belgium ranks 7th and Italy ranks 10th 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.