Bank branches in Laos in 2024 — 3.02 per 100k. Ranked 142 in the world out of 153. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 30.5%.
2009–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.02 | +0.21 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 2.82 | −0.15 | −5.06% |
| 2022 | 2.97 | −0.1 | −3.15% |
| 2021 | 3.06 | −0.08 | −2.53% |
| 2020 | 3.14 | +0.02 | +0.61% |
| 2019 | 3.13 | −0 | −0% |
| 2018 | 3.13 | +0.08 | +2.78% |
| 2017 | 3.04 | +0.09 | +2.96% |
| 2016 | 2.95 | +0.09 | +3.17% |
| 2015 | 2.86 | +0.03 | +0.94% |
| 2014 | 2.84 | +0.14 | +5.28% |
| 2013 | 2.69 | +0.03 | +1.15% |
| 2012 | 2.66 | +0.15 | +6.04% |
| 2011 | 2.51 | +0.01 | +0.35% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | +0.18 | +7.98% |
| 2009 | 2.32 | — | — |
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.
