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Bank branches — Bhutan

Bank branches in Bhutan in 2024 — 24.6 per 100k. Ranked 25 in the world out of 153. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 78.2%.

2024 24.6 per 100k +94.78% vs 2023
World rank 25of 153
Period maximum 24.6 per 100k2024
Period minimum 12.63 per 100k2023

Trend over time

2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — Bhutan, 2004–202410152025200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 13.81 per 100k2005: 13.35 per 100k2006: 13 per 100k2007: 12.71 per 100k2008: 12.85 per 100k2009: 12.98 per 100k2010: 14.54 per 100k2011: 16.64 per 100k2012: 12.83 per 100k2013: 16.63 per 100k2014: 16.16 per 100k2015: 16.08 per 100k2016: 16.18 per 100k2017: 18.05 per 100k2018: 18.08 per 100k2019: 18.96 per 100k2020: 18.64 per 100k2021: 20.51 per 100k2022: 12.98 per 100k2023: 12.63 per 100k2024: 24.6 per 100k
Change over the period: +10.79 (+78.16%) Average annual rate: 2.93 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 24.6 per 100k
World 11.12 per 100k
South Asia 15.97 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 13.85 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 11.99 per 100k
Bank branches — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 24.6 +11.97 +94.78%
2023 12.63 −0.35 −2.67%
2022 12.98 −7.54 −36.74%
2021 20.51 +1.87 +10.02%
2020 18.64 −0.32 −1.7%
2019 18.96 +0.89 +4.92%
2018 18.08 +0.03 +0.15%
2017 18.05 +1.87 +11.53%
2016 16.18 +0.1 +0.63%
2015 16.08 −0.08 −0.5%
2014 16.16 −0.46 −2.79%
2013 16.63 +3.79 +29.55%
2012 12.83 −3.8 −22.86%
2011 16.64 +2.1 +14.42%
2010 14.54 +1.55 +11.97%
2009 12.98 +0.14 +1.08%
2008 12.85 +0.14 +1.09%
2007 12.71 −0.3 −2.28%
2006 13 −0.35 −2.59%
2005 13.35 −0.46 −3.32%
2004 13.81 — —

Southern Asia, 2024

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

BT Bhutan 24.6 NP Nepal 23.82 LK Sri Lanka 17.33 IN India 14.62 MV Maldives 14.37 PK Pakistan 11.15 BD Bangladesh 9.14
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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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