Borrowers from commercial banks in Egypt
Egypt: Borrowers from commercial banks was 132.95 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Egypt, 2005–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for borrowers from commercial banks in Egypt is 132.95 per 1,000 adults, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in Egypt peaked at 132.95 per 1,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.84 per 1,000 adults, in 2006.
That places Egypt 69th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks in Egypt, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.18 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2006 | 37.84 per 1,000 adults | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 52.27 per 1,000 adults | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 68.28 per 1,000 adults | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 69.92 per 1,000 adults | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 78.47 per 1,000 adults | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 77.82 per 1,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 78.29 per 1,000 adults | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 106.29 per 1,000 adults | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 100.2 per 1,000 adults | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 101.61 per 1,000 adults | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 108.33 per 1,000 adults | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 103.64 per 1,000 adults | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 117.12 per 1,000 adults | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 123.69 per 1,000 adults | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 123.71 per 1,000 adults | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 119.7 per 1,000 adults | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 117.46 per 1,000 adults | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 122.59 per 1,000 adults | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 132.95 per 1,000 adults | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5 per 1,000 adults | 37.84 per 1,000 adults | 69.92 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.55 per 1,000 adults | 77.82 per 1,000 adults | 123.69 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.28 per 1,000 adults | 117.46 per 1,000 adults | 132.95 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 154,531 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 50.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 145.56 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 13.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 22.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 22.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 301.51 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is borrowers from commercial banks in Egypt?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Egypt was 132.95 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 132.95 per 1,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.84 per 1,000 adults in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Egypt ranks 69th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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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.