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

324.16 per 1,000 adults, with Belgium ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 2008 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 Small states: Borrowers from commercial banks

Belgium

672.95 per 1,000 adults

in 2021

Small states

348.79 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Belgium rank

7th

Small states rank

5th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Belgium
Small states

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 672.95 per 1,000 adults against 348.79 per 1,000 adults in Small states, a difference of 324.16 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.9 times Small states's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 7th and Small states ranks 5th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Small states	Difference	Ahead
2000s	564.64 per 1,000 adults	207.5 per 1,000 adults	357.14 per 1,000 adults	Belgium
2010s	687.07 per 1,000 adults	166.5 per 1,000 adults	520.57 per 1,000 adults	Belgium
2020s	676.64 per 1,000 adults	232.31 per 1,000 adults	444.33 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 Small states?: Belgium, at 672.95 per 1,000 adults against 348.79 per 1,000 adults in Small states as of 2021.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Belgium and Small states?: 324.16 per 1,000 adults, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Small states?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Small states rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Belgium ranks 7th and Small states ranks 5th 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.