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Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults by country

Countries reporting
172
Highest
106,503
Iran
Lowest
0.3105
East Timor
Median
53.6
Years covered
7
2011–2017
Data points
1,205

What the numbers show

Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 106,503 in Iran; the lowest is 0.3105 in East Timor.

The median across all reporting countries is 53.6, and the mean is 2,192.

Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 862.1%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).

Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iran 106,503 2017 up 219.8% rising
2 Vietnam 85,983 2017 up 118.9% rising
3 South Korea 33,781 2017 up 33.9% rising
4 Indonesia 24,706 2017 up 96.7% rising
5 Lebanon 17,458 2017 up 18.6% rising
6 Paraguay 15,261 2017 up 94.1% rising
7 Laos 14,543 2017 up 209.9% rising
8 Colombia 11,149 2017 up 91.8% rising
9 Chile 10,124 2017 up 53.8% rising
10 Iceland 8,401 2017 down 6.7% falling
11 Cambodia 5,892 2017 up 244.8% rising
12 Mongolia 5,765 2016 up 112.6% rising
13 Japan 4,880 2017 up 22.2% rising
14 Uzbekistan 4,741 2017 up 590.7% volatile
15 Costa Rica 4,495 2017 up 78.9% rising
16 Equatorial Guinea 1,502 2016 up 31.2% rising
17 Hong Kong 1,414 2017 up 76.0% rising
18 Hungary 1,343 2017 down 23.6% falling
19 Iraq 1,130 2017 up 73.7% rising
20 Kazakhstan 1,059 2017 up 26.8% rising
21 Armenia 1,046 2017 up 98.1% rising
22 Guinea 1,018 2017 up 368.3% rising
23 Macao 848.44 2017 up 143.6% rising
24 Uganda 542.18 2017 up 38.9% rising
25 Tanzania 516.23 2015 — rising
26 Senegal 444.74 2017 up 63.7% rising
27 Cote d'Ivoire 443.86 2017 up 134.9% rising
28 Myanmar 430.7 2017 up 805.2% volatile
29 Congo 392.46 2015 — rising
30 Norway 378.18 2017 up 18.4% rising
31 Qatar 346.54 2017 up 74.8% rising
32 Serbia 341.62 2017 up 24.2% rising
33 Vanuatu 337.2 2015 — rising
34 Russia 320.13 2017 up 81.4% rising
35 Algeria 303.85 2017 up 118.0% rising
36 Mauritius 302.75 2017 up 28.1% rising
37 Madagascar 301.41 2017 up 114.7% rising
38 Cape Verde 292.61 2017 up 1.9% flat
39 Sweden 288.51 2017 up 20.3% rising
40 Czechia 285.91 2017 up 33.2% rising
41 Jamaica 275.32 2017 up 115.8% rising
42 Sri Lanka 269.28 2015 — rising
43 Guyana 254.91 2017 up 44.0% rising
44 Togo 250.35 2017 up 69.3% rising
45 Burkina Faso 246.99 2017 up 102.0% rising
46 Mali 242.53 2017 up 75.3% rising
47 Benin 235.97 2017 up 32.1% rising
48 Angola 228.34 2017 down 17.6% falling
49 Albania 224.77 2017 down 2.4% flat
50 United Arab Emirates 195.25 2017 up 28.1% rising
51 Thailand 192.84 2017 up 42.7% rising
52 Mauritania 177.85 2017 up 90.5% rising
53 Rwanda 176.88 2017 up 146.4% rising
54 Denmark 174.59 2017 down 19.8% falling
55 North Macedonia 171.47 2017 up 44.8% rising
56 Uruguay 159.96 2017 up 105.4% rising
57 Switzerland 158.03 2017 up 11.5% rising
58 Djibouti 155.19 2017 up 40.6% rising
59 Israel 147.25 2017 up 9.5% rising
60 Nigeria 147.23 2017 up 83.3% rising
61 Bhutan 142.28 2017 up 76.5% rising
62 Singapore 136.63 2017 up 39.9% rising
63 Australia 120.72 2017 up 34.5% rising
64 Burundi 118.57 2016 up 11.0% rising
66 Dominican Republic 111.79 2017 up 90.1% rising
67 New Zealand 111.49 2017 up 40.3% rising
68 Venezuela 108.96 2015 — volatile
69 Seychelles 93.52 2017 up 89.9% rising
70 Guinea-Bissau 89.75 2017 up 19.4% rising
71 Nepal 85.72 2017 up 183.1% rising
72 Chad 83.62 2017 up 84.4% rising
73 India 81.87 2017 up 74.2% rising
74 Niger 80.75 2017 up 61.6% rising
75 Comoros 80.66 2017 up 41.8% rising
76 Kenya 80.05 2016 up 87.3% rising
77 Philippines 73.16 2017 up 140.6% rising
78 South Africa 71.12 2017 up 32.6% rising
79 Bangladesh 70.58 2017 up 95.9% rising
80 China 66.4 2016 up 79.0% rising
81 Maldives 65.95 2017 up 5.1% rising
82 Canada 65.65 2017 up 31.4% rising
83 Malaysia 61.62 2017 up 36.7% rising
84 Trinidad and Tobago 60.73 2017 up 36.7% rising
85 Netherlands 57.17 2017 up 6.4% flat
86 Croatia 56.32 2017 down 15.0% falling
87 Saudi Arabia 54.28 2017 up 27.3% rising
88 Namibia 52.92 2016 up 70.0% rising
89 Mexico 50.11 2017 up 71.3% rising
90 United Kingdom 47.19 2017 up 1.3% flat
91 Argentina 46.67 2017 up 421.8% volatile
92 San Marino 44.64 2017 down 8.4% falling
93 Pakistan 44.28 2017 up 58.5% rising
94 Central African Republic 43.02 2017 up 7.8% flat
95 Honduras 42.59 2017 up 61.5% rising
96 Cyprus 39.55 2017 up 1.2% falling
97 Aruba 37.38 2017 up 10.6% rising
98 Belgium 37.12 2017 up 16.9% rising
99 Nicaragua 35.41 2017 up 165.9% rising
100 United States 34.24 2017 up 25.5% rising
102 Botswana 33.1 2017 up 63.4% rising
103 Morocco 32.24 2017 up 11.0% rising
104 Turkey 30.85 2017 up 167.4% rising
105 Poland 29.22 2017 up 26.7% rising
106 Yemen 26.79 2015 — rising
107 Ukraine 26.51 2017 up 33.6% rising
108 Barbados 25.96 2017 up 1.1% flat
109 Spain 25.95 2017 down 32.7% falling
110 Kyrgyzstan 25.63 2017 up 217.0% rising
111 Antigua and Barbuda 22.5 2017 down 22.8% falling
112 Panama 21.96 2017 up 41.2% rising
114 Bahamas 20.98 2017 down 15.6% falling
115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.72 2017 down 23.0% falling
116 Portugal 20.09 2017 down 26.1% falling
117 Saint Lucia 19.81 2017 down 12.5% falling
118 Greece 19.57 2017 down 22.7% falling
119 Grenada 18.99 2017 down 16.1% falling
120 Italy 18.72 2017 down 17.0% falling
121 Suriname 18.61 2016 up 108.2% rising
122 Sao Tome and Principe 17.78 2017 down 99.9% falling
123 France 16.37 2017 up 5.4% rising
124 Guatemala 15.74 2017 up 53.1% rising
125 Brunei 15.38 2017 down 8.0% falling
126 Brazil 14.7 2017 up 49.1% rising
127 Romania 13.95 2017 up 6.5% flat
128 Estonia 13.72 2017 up 19.2% rising
129 Mozambique 12.9 2017 up 90.4% rising
130 Egypt 12.62 2015 — rising
131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.55 2017 up 6.8% rising
132 Bolivia 12.43 2017 up 136.7% rising
133 Eswatini 12.13 2017 up 36.8% rising
134 Austria 12.03 2017 down 12.9% falling
135 Haiti 11.84 2017 up 93.4% rising
136 Moldova 11.19 2017 up 11.9% flat
137 Slovenia 10.86 2017 down 38.7% falling
138 Kuwait 10.44 2017 up 10.7% rising
139 Fiji 10.33 2017 up 100.7% rising
140 Slovakia 10.15 2017 up 55.5% rising
141 Germany 9.92 2017 up 15.0% rising
142 Peru 9.86 2017 up 71.9% rising
143 Dominica 9.86 2017 down 6.3% falling
144 Finland 9.79 2017 down 54.8% falling
145 Samoa 9.01 2017 up 28.3% rising
146 Bulgaria 8.54 2017 up 2.0% flat
147 Belize 7.85 2017 down 4.3% flat
148 Tunisia 7.71 2016 up 40.9% rising
149 Georgia 7.31 2017 up 201.3% rising
150 Lithuania 6.97 2017 up 20.1% rising
151 Latvia 6.77 2017 down 23.9% falling
152 Tonga 6.19 2017 up 79.0% rising
153 Oman 6.13 2017 up 27.4% rising
154 Solomon Islands 5.89 2017 up 66.9% rising
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.76 2017 up 26.4% rising
156 Belarus 4.9 2017 down 100.0% volatile
157 Montenegro 4.1 2017 up 14.1% rising
158 Jordan 3.94 2017 up 19.5% rising
159 Libya 3.81 2017 up 32.1% rising
160 Lesotho 3.77 2015 — rising
161 Gambia 3.63 2017 down 37.5% falling
162 Sudan 3.38 2017 up 269.8% rising
163 Ecuador 3.17 2017 up 125.2% rising
164 Zambia 2.57 2017 up 63.7% rising
165 El Salvador 2.53 2017 up 29.1% rising
166 Palestine 2.31 2017 up 115.3% rising
167 Ghana 2.13 2017 up 248.4% rising
168 Afghanistan 2.12 2017 down 17.8% falling
169 Marshall Islands 1.7 2015 — rising
170 Palau 1.66 2017 up 21.9% rising
171 Azerbaijan 1.5 2017 up 10.8% rising
172 Micronesia (country) 1.02 2017 up 19.5% rising
173 South Sudan 0.4068 2017 up 862.1% volatile
174 Zimbabwe 0.3814 2017 up 48.5% rising
175 East Timor 0.3105 2017 up 45.6% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 1,205 data points, 2011–2017
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