Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Borrowers from commercial banks

Sao Tome and Principe
55.43 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Timor-Leste
51.4 per 1,000 adults
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
85th
Timor-Leste rank
87th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Timor-Leste
050100150200420142024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 55.43 per 1,000 adults against 51.4 per 1,000 adults in Timor-Leste, a difference of 4.03 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th and Timor-Leste ranks 87th 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 Sao Tome and Principe Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2010s 107.35 per 1,000 adults 38.93 per 1,000 adults 68.42 per 1,000 adults Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 96.77 per 1,000 adults 49.45 per 1,000 adults 47.33 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 55.43 per 1,000 adults against 51.4 per 1,000 adults in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
4.03 per 1,000 adults, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th and Timor-Leste ranks 87th 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.