Small firms with bank credit - Country rankings
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Small firms with bank credit, percent of all small firms, 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 38 countries was 30.43 percent. The highest value was in Cyprus: 69.3 percent and the lowest value was in Zambia: 6.3 percent. The indicator is available from 2006 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Small firms with bank credit, 2019 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 69.3 | 1 | 2019 - 2019 |
| Slovenia | 64.6 | 2 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Hungary | 48.9 | 3 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Serbia | 48.9 | 4 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 43.4 | 5 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Portugal | 42.8 | 6 | 2019 - 2019 |
| Bulgaria | 42 | 7 | 2007 - 2019 |
| Czechia | 40.8 | 8 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Malta | 39.2 | 9 | 2019 - 2019 |
| Georgia | 38 | 10 | 2008 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia | 37.1 | 11 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Estonia | 36.7 | 12 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Malaysia | 36.2 | 13 | 2015 - 2019 |
| Romania | 36.1 | 14 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Poland | 33.9 | 15 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Rwanda | 32.9 | 16 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Lebanon | 32 | 17 | 2013 - 2019 |
| Croatia | 31.4 | 18 | 2007 - 2019 |
| Montenegro | 31.2 | 19 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Turkey | 31 | 20 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Russia | 29.9 | 21 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Albania | 29.5 | 22 | 2007 - 2019 |
| Slovakia | 29.1 | 23 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Mongolia | 26.8 | 24 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Latvia | 23.5 | 25 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Lithuania | 22.6 | 26 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Italy | 22.4 | 27 | 2019 - 2019 |
| Ukraine | 18.7 | 28 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Morocco | 18.6 | 29 | 2013 - 2019 |
| Uzbekistan | 18.6 | 30 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17.4 | 31 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Moldova | 16 | 32 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Jordan | 13.3 | 33 | 2013 - 2019 |
| Tajikistan | 13.1 | 34 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Palestine | 13 | 35 | 2013 - 2019 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 36 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Azerbaijan | 9.1 | 37 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Zambia | 6.3 | 38 | 2007 - 2019 |
Definition: Percentage of small firms (5-19 workers) in the formal sector with a line of credit or a loan from a (formal) financial institution, such as a bank, credit union, microfinance institution, or cooperative.
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