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Bank branches — Belgium

Bank branches in Belgium in 2023 — 18.39 per 100k. Ranked 44 in the world out of 158. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 67.9%.

2023 18.39 per 100k −13.03% vs 2022
World rank 44of 158
Period maximum 57.29 per 100k2004
Period minimum 18.39 per 100k2023

Trend over time

2004–2023 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — Belgium, 2004–20230204060200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 57.29 per 100k2005: 53.76 per 100k2006: 53.47 per 100k2007: 51.39 per 100k2008: 49.69 per 100k2009: 47.98 per 100k2010: 45.08 per 100k2011: 43.53 per 100k2012: 42.56 per 100k2013: 41.47 per 100k2014: 39.89 per 100k2015: 38.54 per 100k2016: 36.54 per 100k2017: 34.76 per 100k2018: 32.35 per 100k2019: 29.58 per 100k2020: 26.17 per 100k2021: 22.79 per 100k2022: 21.15 per 100k2023: 18.39 per 100k
Change over the period: −38.89 (−67.89%) Average annual rate: -5.8 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 18.39 per 100k
World 10.72 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia 19.03 per 100k
Western Europe computed 17.08 per 100k
High-income countries computed 22.39 per 100k
Bank branches — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 18.39 −2.76 −13.03%
2022 21.15 −1.64 −7.2%
2021 22.79 −3.38 −12.9%
2020 26.17 −3.41 −11.53%
2019 29.58 −2.77 −8.57%
2018 32.35 −2.41 −6.94%
2017 34.76 −1.78 −4.86%
2016 36.54 −2.01 −5.21%
2015 38.54 −1.34 −3.37%
2014 39.89 −1.59 −3.83%
2013 41.47 −1.08 −2.54%
2012 42.56 −0.97 −2.23%
2011 43.53 −1.56 −3.45%
2010 45.08 −2.89 −6.03%
2009 47.98 −1.71 −3.44%
2008 49.69 −1.7 −3.3%
2007 51.39 −2.08 −3.89%
2006 53.47 −0.29 −0.54%
2005 53.76 −3.53 −6.16%
2004 57.29 — —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LU Luxembourg 48.31 CH Switzerland 33.97 FR France 31.11 BE Belgium 18.39 AT Austria 11 DE Germany 6.66 NL Netherlands 4.58
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About the indicator

The number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. The indicator was conceived as a measure of access to financial services, but it now calls for care in reading: in countries where banking has moved onto the phone, branches are closing, and a falling value means not a loss of access but a change in its form. The clearest case is Kenya and other countries of East Africa, where mobile money reached the population bypassing branches altogether.

Important: A measure of the physical presence of banks, not of access to financial services. Where mobile payments are widespread, a low value does not indicate financial exclusion.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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