Borrowers from commercial banks in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Borrowers from commercial banks was 167.25 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Low & middle income, 2008–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2024, borrowers from commercial banks in Low & middle income stood at 167.25 per 1,000 adults. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 174.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in Low & middle income peaked at 167.25 per 1,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.73 per 1,000 adults, in 2010.
Low & middle income ranks 21st of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 56.67 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2009 | 49.94 per 1,000 adults | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 38.73 per 1,000 adults | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 46.64 per 1,000 adults | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 52.11 per 1,000 adults | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9 per 1,000 adults | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 60.87 per 1,000 adults | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 62.12 per 1,000 adults | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 72.89 per 1,000 adults | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 85.32 per 1,000 adults | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 103.77 per 1,000 adults | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 101.8 per 1,000 adults | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 111.65 per 1,000 adults | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 140.07 per 1,000 adults | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 144.08 per 1,000 adults | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 152.19 per 1,000 adults | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 167.25 per 1,000 adults | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.31 per 1,000 adults | 49.94 per 1,000 adults | 56.67 per 1,000 adults | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.21 per 1,000 adults | 38.73 per 1,000 adults | 103.77 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.05 per 1,000 adults | 111.65 per 1,000 adults | 167.25 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More financial sector data for Low & middle income
- Net migration -2.38 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.9 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 119.8% (2024)
- Broad money 159.0% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 34.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 10.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 121.5% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 28.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is borrowers from commercial banks in Low & middle income?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Low & middle income was 167.25 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 167.25 per 1,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.73 per 1,000 adults in 2010.
- How does Low & middle income rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Low & middle income ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.