Borrowers from commercial banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Borrowers from commercial banks was 86.87 per 1,000 adults in 2019. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2008–2019
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2019, borrowers from commercial banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 86.87 per 1,000 adults. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 86.87 per 1,000 adults in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.54 per 1,000 adults, in 2013.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 69.95 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2009 | 71.03 per 1,000 adults | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 81.26 per 1,000 adults | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 70.92 per 1,000 adults | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 54.85 per 1,000 adults | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 50.54 per 1,000 adults | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 53.1 per 1,000 adults | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 60.14 per 1,000 adults | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 73.72 per 1,000 adults | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 72.08 per 1,000 adults | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 79.93 per 1,000 adults | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 86.87 per 1,000 adults | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.49 per 1,000 adults | 69.95 per 1,000 adults | 71.03 per 1,000 adults | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.34 per 1,000 adults | 50.54 per 1,000 adults | 86.87 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Net migration -1.28 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.99 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.0% (2025)
- Broad money 69.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.19 % 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 27.6% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -42.48 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is borrowers from commercial banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 86.87 per 1,000 adults in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.87 per 1,000 adults in 2019.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.54 per 1,000 adults in 2013.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.