Bank branches in low-income countries in 2020 — 2.83 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 134.7%.
2004–2020 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.83 | +0.47 | +19.78% |
| 2019 | 2.37 | −0.12 | −4.91% |
| 2018 | 2.49 | −0.02 | −0.67% |
| 2017 | 2.51 | −0.11 | −4.11% |
| 2016 | 2.61 | +0.03 | +1.03% |
| 2015 | 2.59 | +0.08 | +3.21% |
| 2014 | 2.51 | +0.01 | +0.59% |
| 2013 | 2.49 | +0.02 | +0.73% |
| 2012 | 2.47 | +0.34 | +15.84% |
| 2011 | 2.14 | +0.1 | +4.84% |
| 2010 | 2.04 | +0.15 | +8.07% |
| 2009 | 1.88 | +0.17 | +10.21% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | +0.22 | +14.64% |
| 2007 | 1.49 | +0.18 | +13.89% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | +0.04 | +2.89% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | +0.07 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | — | — |
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.