economic2018

Share of firms for which access to finance is a major constraint (in %)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data46 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
36.8%
Median: 36.7%
Countries Covered
46
with available data
Highest
Guinea-Bissau
71.6%
Lowest
Eritrea
0.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Guinea-Bissau71.6%
2Cote d'Ivoire69.1%
3Sierra Leone65.1%
4Mali63.5%
5Republic of The Gambia63.3%
By Region
Other38.0%(38 countries)
Africa31.2%(8 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.9%)High (71.6%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 36.8%)

Other (38)
Africa (8)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Guinea-Bissau71.6%
2Cote d'Ivoire69.1%
3Sierra Leone65.1%
4Mali63.5%
5Republic of The Gambia63.3%
6Ghana62.2%
7Zimbabwe55.9%
8Mauritania52.4%
9Senegal51.6%
10Togo51.2%
11South Sudan50.0%
12Mauritius46.3%
13Central African Republic46.0%
14Republic of the Congo44.8%
15United Republic of Tanzania43.9%
16Benin43.2%
17Cameroon41.1%
18Chad40.9%
19Democratic Republic of the Congo39.1%
20Liberia38.8%
21Angola38.4%
22Namibia37.2%
23Burundi36.7%
24Cape Verde36.7%
25Rwanda35.1%
26Malawi34.9%
27Nigeria33.1%
28Lesotho32.8%
29Gabon30.4%
30Guinea30.4%
31Kenya29.1%
32Morocco27.7%
33Niger27.4%
34Zambia27.4%
35Botswana25.5%
36Tunisia23.9%
37Egypt23.4%
38Ethiopia20.3%
39Uganda19.6%
40Mozambique17.3%
41South Africa15.5%
42Sudan15.3%
43Madagascar12.6%
44Djibouti11.8%
45Eswatini10.0%
46Eritrea0.9%
Showing 46 of 46 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2018).

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