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

Zimbabwe: Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector was 564,402 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
564,402
Change on year
down 22.5%
World rank
49th
of 89 countries
All-time high
728,670
in 2023
All-time low
464,721
in 2020
Years of data
7
2018–2024

Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Zimbabwe, 2018–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2018202120242018: 603.4k2019: 718.2k2020: 464.7k2021: 570.7k2022: 650.6k2023: 728.7k2024: 564.4k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2024, number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Zimbabwe stood at 564,402.

That represents a change of down 22.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Zimbabwe ranks 49th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of Borrowers, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Borrowers in Zimbabwe, 2018 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2018 603,448
2019 718,237 +19.0%
2020 464,721 -35.3%
2021 570,700 +22.8%
2022 650,598 +14.0%
2023 728,670 +12.0%
2024 564,402 -22.5%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 564,402 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 512,447, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 564,402 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 198,132, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 660,842 603,448 718,237 2
2020s 595,818 464,721 728,670 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 46 Honduras 865,478 compare
  2. 47 Lithuania 655,758 compare
  3. 48 Libya 601,633
  4. 50 Estonia 559,115 compare
  5. 51 North Macedonia 543,137 compare
  6. 52 Qatar 540,148

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Zimbabwe?
Number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Zimbabwe was 564,402 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 728,670 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 464,721 in 2020.
How does Zimbabwe rank for number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector?
Zimbabwe ranks 49th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of borrowers, commercial banks, of which: household sector rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
89 places, 1,272 data points, 2004–2025
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