Borrowers from commercial banks in South Sudan
South Sudan: Borrowers from commercial banks was 1.02 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Borrowers from commercial banks in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 1.02 per 1,000 adults for borrowers from commercial banks in 2024.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in South Sudan peaked at 2.19 per 1,000 adults in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6218 per 1,000 adults, in 2019.
South Sudan ranks 113th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.8629 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2012 | 1.27 per 1,000 adults | +47.4% |
| 2013 | 1.54 per 1,000 adults | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 2.19 per 1,000 adults | +41.8% |
| 2015 | 1.69 per 1,000 adults | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 1.27 per 1,000 adults | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7984 per 1,000 adults | -37.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6558 per 1,000 adults | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6218 per 1,000 adults | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9663 per 1,000 adults | +55.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7614 per 1,000 adults | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9649 per 1,000 adults | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 1.13 per 1,000 adults | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 per 1,000 adults | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.21 per 1,000 adults | 0.6218 per 1,000 adults | 2.19 per 1,000 adults | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9702 per 1,000 adults | 0.7614 per 1,000 adults | 1.13 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 110 Sierra Leone 6.28 per 1,000 adults compare
- 111 Afghanistan 3.29 per 1,000 adults compare
- 112 Ethiopia 2.06 per 1,000 adults
More financial sector data for South Sudan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -77.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 0.803 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1.02 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is borrowers from commercial banks in South Sudan?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in South Sudan was 1.02 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 per 1,000 adults in 2014.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6218 per 1,000 adults in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- South Sudan ranks 113th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.