North Macedonia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Borrowers from commercial banks

North Macedonia
385.63 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
54.53 per 1,000 adults
in 2022
North Macedonia rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100200300400200420142024

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 385.63 per 1,000 adults against 54.53 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 331.1 per 1,000 adults.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 7.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

North Macedonia ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 113 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 283.26 per 1,000 adults 15.72 per 1,000 adults 267.54 per 1,000 adults North Macedonia
2010s 355.32 per 1,000 adults 27.29 per 1,000 adults 328.02 per 1,000 adults North Macedonia
2020s 391 per 1,000 adults 50.81 per 1,000 adults 340.19 per 1,000 adults North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, North Macedonia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
North Macedonia, at 385.63 per 1,000 adults against 54.53 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
331.1 per 1,000 adults, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?
North Macedonia ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th 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.