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

4.58 per 1,000 adults, with Thailand ahead.

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

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.

Malaysia vs Thailand: Borrowers from commercial banks

Malaysia

305.09 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Thailand

309.67 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Malaysia rank

39th

Thailand rank

38th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 309.67 per 1,000 adults against 305.09 per 1,000 adults in Malaysia, a difference of 4.58 per 1,000 adults.

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

Malaysia ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 38th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	321.81 per 1,000 adults	321.22 per 1,000 adults	0.5857 per 1,000 adults	Malaysia
2020s	300.3 per 1,000 adults	349.38 per 1,000 adults	49.08 per 1,000 adults	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Malaysia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 309.67 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 Malaysia and Thailand?: 4.58 per 1,000 adults, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Malaysia ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 38th 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.