Bank branches — all countries

Bank branches — Iran

Bank branches in Iran in 2018 — 29.33 per 100k. Ranked 29 in the world out of 176. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 5%.

2018 29.33 per 100k +8.65% vs 2017
World rank 29of 176
Period maximum 30.57 per 100k2014
Period minimum 24.88 per 100k2010

Trend over time

2004–2018 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — Iran, 2004–20182426283032200420062008201020122014201620182004: 27.93 per 100k2005: 27.15 per 100k2006: 26.63 per 100k2007: 26.61 per 100k2008: 27.34 per 100k2009: 27 per 100k2010: 24.88 per 100k2011: 28 per 100k2012: 28.1 per 100k2013: 27.8 per 100k2014: 30.57 per 100k2015: 29.66 per 100k2016: 29.95 per 100k2017: 27 per 100k2018: 29.33 per 100k
Change over the period: +1.41 (+5.04%) Average annual rate: 0.35 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Iran 29.33 per 100k
World 11.61 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 13.85 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 12.06 per 100k
Bank branches — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2018 29.33 +2.34 +8.65%
2017 27 −2.95 −9.84%
2016 29.95 +0.29 +0.97%
2015 29.66 −0.91 −2.99%
2014 30.57 +2.77 +9.98%
2013 27.8 −0.3 −1.07%
2012 28.1 +0.09 +0.33%
2011 28 +3.12 +12.55%
2010 24.88 −2.12 −7.84%
2009 27 −0.34 −1.25%
2008 27.34 +0.73 +2.73%
2007 26.61 −0.02 −0.08%
2006 26.63 −0.52 −1.9%
2005 27.15 −0.78 −2.79%
2004 27.93

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.