Borrowers from commercial banks in Palau
Palau: Borrowers from commercial banks was 383 per 1,000 adults in 2017. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Palau, 2012–2017
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
Palau recorded 383 per 1,000 adults for borrowers from commercial banks in 2017.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Palau ranks 29th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Borrowers from commercial banks in Palau, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 349.5 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2013 | 414.64 per 1,000 adults | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 440.7 per 1,000 adults | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 442.6 per 1,000 adults | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 408.78 per 1,000 adults | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 383 per 1,000 adults | -6.3% |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 26 Azerbaijan 392.8 per 1,000 adults compare
- 27 Argentina 389.59 per 1,000 adults compare
- 28 North Macedonia 385.63 per 1,000 adults compare
- 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
More financial sector data for Palau
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 25.53 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0064 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.97 units per person (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -16 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -14.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per square kilometre 980.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- GDP deflator: linked series 123.21 base year varies by country (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is borrowers from commercial banks in Palau?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Palau was 383 per 1,000 adults in 2017, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 442.6 per 1,000 adults in 2015.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 349.5 per 1,000 adults in 2012.
- How does Palau rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Palau ranks 29th out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.