Bank branches in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 2.13 per 100k. Ranked 149 in the world out of 153. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 88.4%.
2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.13 | −0.06 | −2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.19 | −0.06 | −2.88% |
| 2022 | 2.26 | −0.07 | −2.89% |
| 2021 | 2.32 | −0.41 | −14.85% |
| 2020 | 2.73 | −0.08 | −2.92% |
| 2019 | 2.81 | +0.05 | +1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.76 | +0.14 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.62 | −0.3 | −10.13% |
| 2016 | 2.91 | −0.09 | −2.99% |
| 2015 | 3 | −0.09 | −2.91% |
| 2014 | 3.09 | −0.09 | −2.91% |
| 2013 | 3.19 | +0.47 | +17.11% |
| 2012 | 2.72 | +0 | +0.06% |
| 2011 | 2.72 | +0.06 | +2.27% |
| 2010 | 2.66 | +0.12 | +4.85% |
| 2009 | 2.54 | +0.43 | +20.68% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | +0.44 | +26.15% |
| 2007 | 1.67 | +0.28 | +19.84% |
| 2006 | 1.39 | +0.16 | +13.09% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | +0.1 | +8.67% |
| 2004 | 1.13 | — | — |
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.
