Bank branches in Lesotho in 2024 — 3.53 per 100k. Ranked 136 in the world out of 153. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 44.3%.
2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.53 | −0.06 | −1.72% |
| 2023 | 3.59 | −0.06 | −1.66% |
| 2022 | 3.65 | −0.06 | −1.53% |
| 2021 | 3.71 | −0.13 | −3.31% |
| 2020 | 3.83 | +0.01 | +0.29% |
| 2019 | 3.82 | +0.01 | +0.35% |
| 2018 | 3.81 | −0.06 | −1.53% |
| 2017 | 3.87 | −0.06 | −1.42% |
| 2016 | 3.92 | +0.1 | +2.64% |
| 2015 | 3.82 | +0.18 | +5.08% |
| 2014 | 3.64 | −0.04 | −1.05% |
| 2013 | 3.68 | +0.27 | +7.94% |
| 2012 | 3.41 | −0.03 | −1% |
| 2011 | 3.44 | +0.05 | +1.39% |
| 2010 | 3.39 | +1.09 | +47.01% |
| 2009 | 2.31 | +0.06 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.25 | +0.14 | +6.72% |
| 2007 | 2.11 | +0.15 | +7.45% |
| 2006 | 1.96 | −0.41 | −17.31% |
| 2005 | 2.37 | −0.07 | −2.98% |
| 2004 | 2.44 | — | — |
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.
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