Bank branches — all countries

Bank branches — High-income countries

Bank branches in high-income countries in 2023 — 22.39 per 100k. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 34%.

2023 22.39 per 100k −2.42% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 35.13 per 100k2008
Period minimum 22.39 per 100k2023

Trend over time

2006–2023 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — High-income countries, 2006–2023202530354020062008201020122014201620182020202220232006: 33.9 per 100k2007: 34.54 per 100k2008: 35.13 per 100k2009: 34.57 per 100k2010: 34.13 per 100k2011: 33.8 per 100k2012: 33.19 per 100k2013: 32.24 per 100k2014: 31.5 per 100k2015: 30.46 per 100k2016: 29.38 per 100k2017: 28.34 per 100k2018: 27.71 per 100k2019: 26.48 per 100k2020: 25.36 per 100k2021: 23.99 per 100k2022: 22.95 per 100k2023: 22.39 per 100k
Change over the period: −11.51 (−33.95%) Average annual rate: -2.41 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 22.39 per 100k
World 10.72 per 100k
Bank branches — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 22.39 −0.56 −2.42%
2022 22.95 −1.04 −4.35%
2021 23.99 −1.37 −5.4%
2020 25.36 −1.12 −4.23%
2019 26.48 −1.23 −4.42%
2018 27.71 −0.63 −2.23%
2017 28.34 −1.04 −3.54%
2016 29.38 −1.08 −3.54%
2015 30.46 −1.04 −3.3%
2014 31.5 −0.74 −2.28%
2013 32.24 −0.95 −2.88%
2012 33.19 −0.61 −1.81%
2011 33.8 −0.32 −0.95%
2010 34.13 −0.45 −1.29%
2009 34.57 −0.56 −1.59%
2008 35.13 +0.6 +1.72%
2007 34.54 +0.63 +1.87%
2006 33.9

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.