Small Firms With Bank Credit

South America Ranking

percent of all small firmsSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Chile	72.5	2010	1	64.6
2 ↑	Peru	70.1	2017	3	52.5
3 ↑	Brazil	57.5	2009	10
4	Colombia	50.3	2017	4	50.6
5 ↓	Paraguay	49.6	2017	2	54.7
6	Uruguay	46.2	2017	6	41.9
7 ↑	Bolivia	41.5	2017	8	33.3
8 ↑	Guyana	38.9	2010	10
9 ↓	Argentina	35.1	2017	7	37.9
10 ↓	Suriname	31.5	2018	5	44.7
11 ↓	Venezuela	25.6	2010	9	19.7

Definition of Small Firms With Bank Credit

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.