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Small firms with bank credit, percent of all small firms, 2019:

The average for 2019 based on 11 countries was 20.86 percent. The highest value was in Georgia: 38 percent and the lowest value was in Azerbaijan: 9.1 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
Georgia 38 1 2008 - 2019
Malaysia 36.2 2 2015 - 2019
Lebanon 32 3 2013 - 2019
Mongolia 26.8 4 2009 - 2019
Uzbekistan 18.6 5 2008 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan 17.4 6 2009 - 2019
Jordan 13.3 7 2013 - 2019
Tajikistan 13.1 8 2008 - 2019
Palestine 13 9 2013 - 2019
Kazakhstan 12 10 2009 - 2019
Azerbaijan 9.1 11 2009 - 2019


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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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