What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Laos and Myanmar?

7.58 per 1,000 adults, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?

8 years are reported by both, from 2013 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.

Laos vs Myanmar: Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Laos

21.07 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Myanmar

13.49 per 1,000 adults

in 2020

Laos rank

102nd

Myanmar rank

104th

Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) over time

Laos
Myanmar

How they compare

Laos currently reports 21.07 per 1,000 adults against 13.49 per 1,000 adults in Myanmar, a difference of 7.58 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.6 times Myanmar's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 102nd and Myanmar ranks 104th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2010s	29.55 per 1,000 adults	4.68 per 1,000 adults	24.86 per 1,000 adults	Laos
2020s	57.17 per 1,000 adults	13.49 per 1,000 adults	43.67 per 1,000 adults	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Laos or Myanmar?: Laos, at 21.07 per 1,000 adults against 13.49 per 1,000 adults in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Laos and Myanmar?: 7.58 per 1,000 adults, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Laos ranks 102nd and Myanmar ranks 104th 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: 29 October 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.