Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Serbia

Serbia: Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector was 2.89 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.89 million
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
28th
of 89 countries
All-time high
3.23 million
in 2016
All-time low
1.00 million
in 2009
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Serbia, 2007–2025

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M2007201620252007: 1.0M2008: 1.0M2009: 1.0M2010: 1.1M2011: 1.1M2012: 2.4M2013: 2.8M2014: 2.9M2015: 3.1M2016: 3.2M2017: 3.2M2018: 3.1M2019: 3.1M2020: 3.2M2021: 3.2M2022: 3.1M2023: 3.0M2024: 3.0M2025: 2.9M

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2025, number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Serbia stood at 2.89 million.

The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Serbia peaked at 3.23 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, in 2009.

That places Serbia 28th out of 89 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Borrowers in Serbia, 2007 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2007 1.02 million
2008 1.02 million +0.4%
2009 1.00 million -2.2%
2010 1.09 million +8.5%
2011 1.10 million +1.3%
2012 2.44 million +121.5%
2013 2.82 million +15.8%
2014 2.91 million +2.9%
2015 3.11 million +7.1%
2016 3.23 million +3.7%
2017 3.22 million -0.3%
2018 3.13 million -2.9%
2019 3.09 million -1.2%
2020 3.15 million +2.2%
2021 3.15 million -0.0%
2022 3.14 million -0.4%
2023 3.02 million -3.8%
2024 3.05 million +0.8%
2025 2.89 million -5.0%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 2.89 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.67 million, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 2.89 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.53 million, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +121.5% 1.10 million 2.44 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.02 million 1.00 million 1.02 million 3
2010s 2.61 million 1.09 million 3.23 million 10
2020s 3.07 million 2.89 million 3.15 million 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 25 Hungary 3.24 million compare
  2. 26 Azerbaijan 3.16 million compare
  3. 27 Pakistan 3.08 million compare
  4. 29 Denmark 2.69 million compare
  5. 30 Czechia 2.53 million compare
  6. 31 Madagascar 2.29 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Serbia?
Number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Serbia was 2.89 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 3.23 million in 2016.
What is the lowest number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2009.
How does Serbia rank for number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector?
Serbia ranks 28th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Borrowers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Borrowers
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
89 places, 1,272 data points, 2004–2025
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