Borrowers from commercial banks in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Borrowers from commercial banks was 40.12 per 1,000 adults in 2020. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2010–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2020, borrowers from commercial banks in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 40.12 per 1,000 adults. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 259.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 40.12 per 1,000 adults in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.64 per 1,000 adults, in 2011.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.17 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2011 | 10.64 per 1,000 adults | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 14.6 per 1,000 adults | +37.2% |
| 2013 | 21.57 per 1,000 adults | +47.7% |
| 2014 | 24.54 per 1,000 adults | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 25.54 per 1,000 adults | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 26.21 per 1,000 adults | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 22.7 per 1,000 adults | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 27.05 per 1,000 adults | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 34.23 per 1,000 adults | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 40.12 per 1,000 adults | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.82 per 1,000 adults | 10.64 per 1,000 adults | 34.23 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.12 per 1,000 adults | 40.12 per 1,000 adults | 40.12 per 1,000 adults | 1 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 30 Uzbekistan 376.82 per 1,000 adults compare
- 31 Indonesia 358.68 per 1,000 adults compare
- 32 Chile 355.49 per 1,000 adults compare
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 352.34 per 1,000 adults compare
- 34 Cyprus 348.79 per 1,000 adults compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 333.58 per 1,000 adults compare
- 36 Kenya 324.9 per 1,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 21.5% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.89 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 21.7% (2023)
- Broad money 34.3% (2021)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.9% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is borrowers from commercial banks in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 40.12 per 1,000 adults in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.12 per 1,000 adults in 2020.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.64 per 1,000 adults in 2011.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd out of 35 groups with data for 2020.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.