Firms with a bank loan/line of credit (% of firms)
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Sample rows
| iso3 | year | value | country |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFE | 2025 | 22.30216567076 | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| AFW | 2025 | 21.9609236511364 | Africa Western and Central |
| ARB | 2025 | 19.4907742206667 | Arab World |
| CSS | 2025 | 39.0831673933333 | Caribbean small states |
| CEB | 2025 | 42.8617295354545 | Central Europe and the Baltics |
| EAR | 2025 | 33.0133898514464 | Early-demographic dividend |
| EAS | 2025 | 34.7961743057308 | East Asia & Pacific |
| EAP | 2025 | 29.1153471199444 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
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