Bank branches — all countries

Bank branches — Europe & Central Asia

Bank branches in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 18.97 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 23.7%.

2024 18.97 per 100k −0.31% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 30.85 per 100k2008
Period minimum 18.97 per 100k2024

Trend over time

2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — Europe & Central Asia, 2004–20241520253035200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 24.87 per 100k2005: 25.51 per 100k2006: 26.49 per 100k2007: 29.59 per 100k2008: 30.85 per 100k2009: 30.22 per 100k2010: 28.6 per 100k2011: 26.71 per 100k2012: 26.84 per 100k2013: 27.08 per 100k2014: 27.81 per 100k2015: 26.81 per 100k2016: 24.64 per 100k2017: 22.91 per 100k2018: 22.94 per 100k2019: 23.71 per 100k2020: 23.07 per 100k2021: 21.47 per 100k2022: 19.05 per 100k2023: 19.03 per 100k2024: 18.97 per 100k
Change over the period: −5.9 (−23.74%) Average annual rate: -1.35 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 18.97 per 100k
World 11.12 per 100k
Bank branches — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 18.97 −0.06 −0.31%
2023 19.03 −0.03 −0.13%
2022 19.05 −2.42 −11.27%
2021 21.47 −1.6 −6.93%
2020 23.07 −0.64 −2.7%
2019 23.71 +0.78 +3.39%
2018 22.94 +0.02 +0.09%
2017 22.91 −1.73 −7.01%
2016 24.64 −2.17 −8.09%
2015 26.81 −1 −3.6%
2014 27.81 +0.73 +2.7%
2013 27.08 +0.24 +0.91%
2012 26.84 +0.12 +0.46%
2011 26.71 −1.89 −6.6%
2010 28.6 −1.62 −5.37%
2009 30.22 −0.63 −2.03%
2008 30.85 +1.26 +4.24%
2007 29.59 +3.1 +11.71%
2006 26.49 +0.98 +3.83%
2005 25.51 +0.64 +2.58%
2004 24.87

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.