Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector was 564,402 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
564,402
Change on year
up 17.4%
World rank
57th
of 100 countries
All-time high
874,770
in 2018
All-time low
480,856
in 2023
Years of data
7
2018–2024

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2018202120242018: 874.8k2019: 783.9k2020: 555.7k2021: 570.7k2022: 488.4k2023: 480.9k2024: 564.4k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.

That places Zimbabwe 57th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Loan Accounts in Zimbabwe, 2018 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2018 874,770
2019 783,851 -10.4%
2020 555,736 -29.1%
2021 570,700 +2.7%
2022 488,367 -14.4%
2023 480,856 -1.5%
2024 564,402 +17.4%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 564,402 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 597,220, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 564,402 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 264,238, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 829,310 783,851 874,770 2
2020s 532,012 480,856 570,700 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 54 Jamaica 615,335 compare
  2. 55 Libya 601,633
  3. 56 Moldova 570,644 compare
  4. 58 Botswana 510,757 compare
  5. 59 Iceland 490,823 compare
  6. 60 Myanmar 456,320

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Zimbabwe?
Number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Zimbabwe was 564,402 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 874,770 in 2018.
What is the lowest number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 480,856 in 2023.
How does Zimbabwe rank for number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector?
Zimbabwe ranks 57th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Loan Accounts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Loan Accounts
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
100 places, 1,426 data points, 2004–2025
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