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Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2025; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation covers 179 countries. Israel is highest, at 88.5178; Pakistan is lowest, at 2.1131. The middle country reads 36.2327. 9 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit · Latest available · compiled 2025
HighestIsrael
88.5178
LowestPakistan
2.1131Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 179 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IsraelISRWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 88.5178 |
| 2 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 83.2138 |
| 3 |  ChileCHLSouth America · 2025 reading | 2025 | 82.7200 |
| 4 |  PeruPERSouth America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 81.2109 |
| 5 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 77.4149 |
| 6 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 76.4514 |
| 7 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 74.7663 |
| 8 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 73.4384 |
| 9 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 69.6455 |
| 10 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 68.7158 |
| 11 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America · 2025 reading | 2025 | 68.2571 |
| 12 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 67.6635 |
| 13 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 66.3594 |
| 14 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 64.9554 |
| 15 |  UruguayURYSouth America · 2024 reading | 2024 | 64.1310 |
| 16 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand · 2025 reading | 2025 | 63.0082 |
| 17 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 61.6527 |
| 18 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 60.7868 |
| 19 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 57.8473 |
| 20 |  EcuadorECUSouth America · 2024 reading | 2024 | 57.7487 |
| 21 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 57.6597 |
| 22 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean · 2025 reading | 2025 | 57.5745 |
| 23 |  BrazilBRASouth America · 2025 reading | 2025 | 57.5561 |
| 24 |  CanadaCANNorthern America · 2024 reading | 2024 | 56.4149 |
| 25 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 55.5093 |
| 26 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 55.2486 |
| 27 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 55.1367 |
| 28 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 54.1769 |
| 29 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 53.8561 |
| 30 |  FijiFJIMelanesia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 53.8007 |
| 31 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2025 reading | 2025 | 53.5486 |
| 32 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 53.5252 |
| 33 |  MexicoMEXCentral America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 53.4443 |
| 34 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 53.3460 |
| 35 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand · 2023 reading | 2023 | 52.9642 |
| 36 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 52.3034 |
| 37 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 52.2406 |
| 38 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 50.8048 |
| 39 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 50.5250 |
| 40 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 50.3843 |
| 41 |  BelizeBLZCentral America · 2025 reading | 2025 | 49.9773 |
| 42 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 49.3187 |
| 43 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 49.0596 |
| 44 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 2020 | 48.6525 |
| 45 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 48.6493 |
| 46 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 48.2360 |
| 47 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America · 2016 reading | 2016 | 47.8138 |
| 48 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean · 2024 reading | 2024 | 47.7350 |
| 49 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 47.3237 |
| 50 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 47.2434 |
| 51 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 47.0770 |
| 52 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 46.8454 |
| 53 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 46.8143 |
| 54 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 46.4020 |
| 55 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 46.2005 |
| 56 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 46.0257 |
| 57 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 45.8868 |
| 58 |  HondurasHNDCentral America · 2016 reading | 2016 | 44.6076 |
| 59 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 44.3438 |
| 60 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 44.2023 |
| 61 |  PanamaPANCentral America · 2025 reading | 2025 | 43.8356 |
| 62 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 43.6457 |
| 63 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2025 reading | 2025 | 43.2401 |
| 64 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 43.2319 |
| 65 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 43.2306 |
| 66 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 43.1843 |
| 67 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia · 2009 reading, too old to compare | 2009 | 43.0249 |
| 68 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 42.9519 |
| 69 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 42.7413 |
| 70 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 42.6711 |
| 71 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 42.5148 |
| 72 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2017 reading | 2017 | 42.3883 |
| 73 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 40.9403 |
| 74 |  BeninBENWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 40.8739 |
| 75 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 40.5248 |
| 76 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 39.8140 |
| 77 |  JordanJORWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 39.5821 |
| 78 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 39.4285 |
| 79 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2018 reading | 2018 | 39.3337 |
| 80 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean · 2025 reading | 2025 | 39.2891 |
| 81 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 39.1521 |
| 82 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 38.7775 |
| 83 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 38.7383 |
| 84 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 38.3955 |
| 85 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 37.9339 |
| 86 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 37.7174 |
| 87 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 37.2577 |
| 88 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 36.4174 |
| 89 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 36.0479 |
| 90 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 35.9521 |
| 91 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 35.7317 |
| 92 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean · 2025 reading | 2025 | 35.6628 |
| 93 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 35.3730 |
| 94 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 34.7565 |
| 95 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 34.7188 |
| 96 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 34.5270 |
| 97 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 34.2419 |
| 98 |  United StatesUSANorthern America · 2024 reading | 2024 | 33.8730 |
| 99 |  South SudanSSDEastern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 33.8336 |
| 100 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 33.4726 |
| 101 |  Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean · 2025 reading | 2025 | 33.0105 |
| 102 |  DominicaDMACaribbean · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 32.8070 |
| 103 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 32.0663 |
| 104 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 31.4149 |
| 105 |  SurinameSURSouth America · 2025 reading | 2025 | 31.0292 |
| 106 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 30.3743 |
| 107 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 30.2226 |
| 108 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 29.4924 |
| 109 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 29.2565 |
| 110 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean · 2025 reading | 2025 | 28.6347 |
| 111 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 28.2101 |
| 112 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 27.8376 |
| 113 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 27.1480 |
| 114 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean · 2023 reading | 2023 | 26.9274 |
| 115 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 26.9273 |
| 116 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 26.5673 |
| 117 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 26.1848 |
| 118 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 25.9701 |
| 119 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 23.8602 |
| 120 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 23.7221 |
| 121 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 23.4512 |
| 122 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 23.2523 |
| 123 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 23.1030 |
| 124 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 23.0768 |
| 125 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe · 2025 reading | 2025 | 22.7593 |
| 126 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 22.1176 |
| 127 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 22.0170 |
| 128 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 21.8786 |
| 129 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 21.7744 |
| 130 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 21.5390 |
| 131 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 21.4670 |
| 132 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 21.4632 |
| 133 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 20.8238 |
| 134 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 20.5287 |
| 135 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 20.1377 |
| 136 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 19.9905 |
| 137 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 19.4441 |
| 138 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 18.8920 |
| 139 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 18.8013 |
| 140 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 18.2067 |
| 141 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 17.9545 |
| 142 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 17.5647 |
| 143 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 17.3030 |
| 144 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 16.6665 |
| 145 |  NigerNERWestern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 16.4342 |
| 146 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 16.1063 |
| 147 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 15.5831 |
| 148 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 14.9281 |
| 149 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 14.6992 |
| 150 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 13.7716 |
| 151 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 13.7000 |
| 152 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 13.5639 |
| 153 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 13.5396 |
| 154 |  TongaTONPolynesia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 12.8194 |
| 155 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 12.4725 |
| 156 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 12.2588 |
| 157 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 11.8941 |
| 158 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia · 2016 reading | 2016 | 11.3263 |
| 159 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 11.1468 |
| 160 |  EritreaERIEastern Africa · 2009 reading, too old to compare | 2009 | 10.9346 |
| 161 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 10.2946 |
| 162 |  QatarQATWestern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 9.7670 |
| 163 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 9.4023 |
| 164 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 9.3116 |
| 165 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 8.8530 |
| 166 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 8.7882 |
| 167 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 8.6956 |
| 168 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 8.3178 |
| 169 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 7.9955 |
| 170 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 7.4309 |
| 171 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 7.0140 |
| 172 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 5.3528 |
| 173 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 4.8967 |
| 174 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 4.7810 |
| 175 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 2013 | 4.6895 |
| 176 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 4.6224 |
| 177 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 3.1083 |
| 178 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.2519 |
| 179 | PakistanPAKSouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.1131 |
02In Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation
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03Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
Readings from many years
Each country’s newest reading as of 2025, from 2009 to 2025. 9 are more than ten years older than the file: listed and marked, but left out of the ends and the changes.
The position is ours
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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 179 countries has every column.
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06Questions
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest firms with a bank loan in Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation?
Israel, at 88.5178, of the 179 countries in the file.
How many countries does Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation cover?
179.
Where can I download Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation?
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Is Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025 compilation the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-26, when it was read from the publisher.