What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Kenya and Malaysia?

19.81 per 1,000 adults, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?

12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.

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.

Kenya vs Malaysia: Borrowers from commercial banks

Kenya

324.9 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Malaysia

305.09 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Kenya rank

36th

Malaysia rank

39th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Kenya
Malaysia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 324.9 per 1,000 adults against 305.09 per 1,000 adults in Malaysia, a difference of 19.81 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Malaysia ahead.

Kenya ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 39th of 113 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	220.48 per 1,000 adults	321.81 per 1,000 adults	101.33 per 1,000 adults	Malaysia
2020s	377.41 per 1,000 adults	300.3 per 1,000 adults	77.12 per 1,000 adults	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Kenya or Malaysia?: Kenya, at 324.9 per 1,000 adults against 305.09 per 1,000 adults in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Kenya and Malaysia?: 19.81 per 1,000 adults, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Kenya ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 39th 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.