What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Paraguay and Portugal?

19.95 per 1,000 adults, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Portugal?

21 years are reported by both, from 2004 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.

Paraguay vs Portugal: Borrowers from commercial banks

Paraguay

465.52 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Portugal

485.47 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Paraguay rank

17th

Portugal rank

16th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Paraguay
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 485.47 per 1,000 adults against 465.52 per 1,000 adults in Paraguay, a difference of 19.95 per 1,000 adults.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Paraguay ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 16th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	82.34 per 1,000 adults	369.98 per 1,000 adults	287.64 per 1,000 adults	Portugal
2010s	239.57 per 1,000 adults	405.35 per 1,000 adults	165.79 per 1,000 adults	Portugal
2020s	334.12 per 1,000 adults	495.13 per 1,000 adults	161.02 per 1,000 adults	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Paraguay or Portugal?: Portugal, at 485.47 per 1,000 adults against 465.52 per 1,000 adults in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Paraguay and Portugal?: 19.95 per 1,000 adults, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Portugal?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Portugal rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Paraguay ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 16th 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.