Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Borrowers from commercial banks

Lesotho
52.75 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
55.43 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Lesotho rank
86th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
85th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050100150200420142024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 55.43 per 1,000 adults against 52.75 per 1,000 adults in Lesotho, a difference of 2.68 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Lesotho ranks 86th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 113 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2010s 45.71 per 1,000 adults 107.35 per 1,000 adults 61.65 per 1,000 adults Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 42.68 per 1,000 adults 88.51 per 1,000 adults 45.82 per 1,000 adults Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 55.43 per 1,000 adults against 52.75 per 1,000 adults in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.68 per 1,000 adults, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?
Lesotho ranks 86th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th 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.