Bank branches — all countries

Bank branches — Middle East & North Africa

Bank branches in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 11.48 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 17.4%.

2024 11.48 per 100k +6.72% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 15.3 per 100k2011
Period minimum 9.78 per 100k2004

Trend over time

2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — Middle East & North Africa, 2004–2024810121416200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 9.78 per 100k2005: 9.87 per 100k2006: 10.65 per 100k2007: 12.7 per 100k2008: 14.23 per 100k2009: 14.49 per 100k2010: 15.2 per 100k2011: 15.3 per 100k2012: 14.76 per 100k2013: 14.31 per 100k2014: 14.64 per 100k2015: 13.88 per 100k2016: 13.19 per 100k2017: 12.55 per 100k2018: 12.72 per 100k2019: 11.51 per 100k2020: 11.57 per 100k2021: 11.85 per 100k2022: 11.62 per 100k2023: 10.76 per 100k2024: 11.48 per 100k
Change over the period: +1.7 (+17.36%) Average annual rate: 0.8 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 11.48 per 100k
World 11.12 per 100k
Bank branches — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 11.48 +0.72 +6.72%
2023 10.76 −0.86 −7.4%
2022 11.62 −0.23 −1.98%
2021 11.85 +0.28 +2.44%
2020 11.57 +0.06 +0.53%
2019 11.51 −1.21 −9.5%
2018 12.72 +0.17 +1.34%
2017 12.55 −0.64 −4.87%
2016 13.19 −0.69 −4.94%
2015 13.88 −0.76 −5.21%
2014 14.64 +0.34 +2.35%
2013 14.31 −0.46 −3.1%
2012 14.76 −0.53 −3.49%
2011 15.3 +0.1 +0.64%
2010 15.2 +0.71 +4.89%
2009 14.49 +0.26 +1.86%
2008 14.23 +1.53 +12.01%
2007 12.7 +2.05 +19.23%
2006 10.65 +0.78 +7.89%
2005 9.87 +0.09 +0.94%
2004 9.78

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.