Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Borrowers from commercial banks

Ethiopia
2.06 per 1,000 adults
in 2012
Sierra Leone
6.28 per 1,000 adults
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
112th
Sierra Leone rank
110th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
05101520200420112019

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6.28 per 1,000 adults against 2.06 per 1,000 adults in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.22 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 112th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th of 113 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 1.26 per 1,000 adults 6.13 per 1,000 adults 4.87 per 1,000 adults Sierra Leone
2010s 1.87 per 1,000 adults 11.96 per 1,000 adults 10.09 per 1,000 adults Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 6.28 per 1,000 adults against 2.06 per 1,000 adults in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
4.22 per 1,000 adults, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?
Ethiopia ranks 112th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th 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

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.