What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Cameroon and Nigeria?

6.89 per 1,000 adults, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.

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.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Borrowers from commercial banks

Cameroon

37.97 per 1,000 adults

in 2020

Nigeria

31.08 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Cameroon rank

94th

Nigeria rank

96th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 37.97 per 1,000 adults against 31.08 per 1,000 adults in Nigeria, a difference of 6.89 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 96th of 113 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.24 per 1,000 adults	28.22 per 1,000 adults	17.97 per 1,000 adults	Nigeria
2010s	24.01 per 1,000 adults	25.34 per 1,000 adults	1.33 per 1,000 adults	Nigeria
2020s	37.97 per 1,000 adults	28.19 per 1,000 adults	9.78 per 1,000 adults	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Cameroon, at 37.97 per 1,000 adults against 31.08 per 1,000 adults in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 6.89 per 1,000 adults, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Cameroon ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 96th 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.