Based on a comparison of 141 countries in 2017, Yemen ranked the highest in bank loans as a share of GDP with 1,132% followed by Switzerland and Myanmar. On the other end of the scale was Afghanistan with 2.91%, Guinea with 9.37% and Sudan with 11.6%.
Data for more countries are available at Bank Loans (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Bank Loans (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 176% | 177% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 134% | 136% | 139% | 156% | 126% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 147% | 155% | 159% | 163% | 169% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 150% | 156% | 160% | 117% | 126% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 306% | 240% | 237% | 132% | 117% | |||||||||
| Denmark | % | 202% | 200% | 195% | 196% | 212% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 176% | 186% | 197% | 44.1% | 42.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Macao | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 210% | 217% | 222% | 226% | 241% | |||||||
| Malta | % | 130% | 133% | 140% | 144% | 131% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritius | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 151% | 142% | 143% | 138% | 134% | ||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 244% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Portugal | % | 156% | 143% | 138% | 106% | 104% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 269% | 256% | 204% | 199% | 173% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 244% | 247% | 251% | 245% | 251% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,132% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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