Bank branches in Benin in 2024 — 2.52 per 100k. Ranked 146 in the world out of 153. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 177%.
2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.52 | −0.11 | −4.25% |
| 2023 | 2.63 | −0.17 | −6.01% |
| 2022 | 2.8 | −0.46 | −14.15% |
| 2021 | 3.26 | +0.05 | +1.44% |
| 2020 | 3.22 | −0.48 | −13.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | +0.64 | +20.78% |
| 2018 | 3.06 | −0.1 | −3.02% |
| 2017 | 3.16 | −0.23 | −6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.39 | −0.03 | −0.83% |
| 2015 | 3.42 | +0.18 | +5.58% |
| 2014 | 3.24 | +0.1 | +3.07% |
| 2013 | 3.14 | +0.07 | +2.33% |
| 2012 | 3.07 | −0.01 | −0.34% |
| 2011 | 3.08 | +0.21 | +7.25% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | +0.2 | +7.64% |
| 2009 | 2.67 | +0.36 | +15.44% |
| 2008 | 2.31 | +0.39 | +20.03% |
| 2007 | 1.93 | +0.37 | +24.12% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | +0.5 | +48% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +0.14 | +15.33% |
| 2004 | 0.91 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
