Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Brazil
Brazil: Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) was 767.6 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Brazil, 2007–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 767.6 per 1,000 adults for borrowers from commercial banks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in Brazil peaked at 767.6 per 1,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.78 per 1,000 adults, in 2007.
That places Brazil 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 96.78 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2008 | 105.56 per 1,000 adults | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 151.33 per 1,000 adults | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 206.41 per 1,000 adults | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 237.03 per 1,000 adults | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 373.92 per 1,000 adults | +57.8% |
| 2013 | 398.65 per 1,000 adults | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 404.66 per 1,000 adults | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 408.73 per 1,000 adults | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 560.35 per 1,000 adults | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 553.53 per 1,000 adults | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 558.18 per 1,000 adults | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 667.56 per 1,000 adults | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 678.45 per 1,000 adults | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 716.41 per 1,000 adults | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 749.1 per 1,000 adults | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 753.83 per 1,000 adults | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 767.6 per 1,000 adults | +1.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 767.6 per 1,000 adults is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 263.02 per 1,000 adults, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 767.6 per 1,000 adults is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 217.66 per 1,000 adults, 3.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +57.8% | 237.03 per 1,000 adults | 373.92 per 1,000 adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.89 per 1,000 adults | 96.78 per 1,000 adults | 151.33 per 1,000 adults | 3 |
| 2010s | 436.9 per 1,000 adults | 206.41 per 1,000 adults | 667.56 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 733.08 per 1,000 adults | 678.45 per 1,000 adults | 767.6 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is borrowers from commercial banks in Brazil?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Brazil was 767.6 per 1,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 767.6 per 1,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.78 per 1,000 adults in 2007.
- How does Brazil rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.