Bank branches — all countries

Bank branches — South Asia

Bank branches in South Asia in 2024 — 15.97 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 99.9%.

2024 15.97 per 100k +0.89% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 16.02 per 100k2020
Period minimum 7.94 per 100k2006

Trend over time

2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — South Asia, 2004–20247.51012.51517.5200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 7.99 per 100k2005: 7.96 per 100k2006: 7.94 per 100k2007: 8.02 per 100k2008: 8.21 per 100k2009: 8.47 per 100k2010: 8.83 per 100k2011: 9.17 per 100k2012: 9.7 per 100k2013: 10.05 per 100k2014: 10.67 per 100k2015: 11.29 per 100k2016: 12.08 per 100k2017: 13.22 per 100k2018: 15.01 per 100k2019: 16.01 per 100k2020: 16.02 per 100k2021: 15.82 per 100k2022: 15.73 per 100k2023: 15.83 per 100k2024: 15.97 per 100k
Change over the period: +7.98 (+99.91%) Average annual rate: 3.52 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 15.97 per 100k
World 11.12 per 100k
Bank branches — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 15.97 +0.14 +0.89%
2023 15.83 +0.1 +0.64%
2022 15.73 −0.09 −0.54%
2021 15.82 −0.2 −1.25%
2020 16.02 +0.01 +0.05%
2019 16.01 +1 +6.65%
2018 15.01 +1.79 +13.53%
2017 13.22 +1.15 +9.49%
2016 12.08 +0.79 +7%
2015 11.29 +0.61 +5.74%
2014 10.67 +0.62 +6.16%
2013 10.05 +0.35 +3.65%
2012 9.7 +0.53 +5.78%
2011 9.17 +0.34 +3.88%
2010 8.83 +0.36 +4.22%
2009 8.47 +0.26 +3.19%
2008 8.21 +0.19 +2.37%
2007 8.02 +0.08 +1.03%
2006 7.94 −0.02 −0.3%
2005 7.96 −0.03 −0.38%
2004 7.99

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.