Bank branches in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 4.01 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 132.9%.
2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.01 | +0.32 | +8.58% |
| 2023 | 3.69 | −0.13 | −3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.82 | −0.11 | −2.71% |
| 2021 | 3.93 | −0.13 | −3.27% |
| 2020 | 4.06 | +0.03 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.03 | −0.06 | −1.53% |
| 2018 | 4.09 | +0.05 | +1.14% |
| 2017 | 4.04 | +0.12 | +3.04% |
| 2016 | 3.92 | +0.01 | +0.14% |
| 2015 | 3.92 | +0.3 | +8.43% |
| 2014 | 3.61 | −0.06 | −1.72% |
| 2013 | 3.68 | +0.25 | +7.22% |
| 2012 | 3.43 | −0.07 | −1.94% |
| 2011 | 3.5 | +0.09 | +2.54% |
| 2010 | 3.41 | +0.81 | +31.02% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | +0.2 | +8.36% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | +0.16 | +7.35% |
| 2007 | 2.24 | +0.46 | +25.53% |
| 2006 | 1.78 | −0.02 | −1.23% |
| 2005 | 1.81 | +0.08 | +4.93% |
| 2004 | 1.72 | — | — |
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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