Bank branches in Central America in 2024 — 13.38 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 12.1%.
2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.38 | −0.04 | −0.28% |
| 2023 | 13.42 | −0.18 | −1.29% |
| 2022 | 13.59 | −0.02 | −0.14% |
| 2021 | 13.61 | −0.65 | −4.56% |
| 2020 | 14.26 | −1.04 | −6.81% |
| 2019 | 15.3 | −0.55 | −3.46% |
| 2018 | 15.85 | −0.85 | −5.07% |
| 2017 | 16.7 | −0.03 | −0.18% |
| 2016 | 16.73 | +0.18 | +1.06% |
| 2015 | 16.55 | −0.67 | −3.88% |
| 2014 | 17.22 | −0.07 | −0.43% |
| 2013 | 17.3 | +0.08 | +0.46% |
| 2012 | 17.22 | +0.48 | +2.89% |
| 2011 | 16.73 | +0.47 | +2.87% |
| 2010 | 16.27 | +0.17 | +1.05% |
| 2009 | 16.1 | −0.21 | −1.26% |
| 2008 | 16.3 | +1.44 | +9.66% |
| 2007 | 14.87 | +2.36 | +18.88% |
| 2006 | 12.51 | +0.4 | +3.28% |
| 2005 | 12.11 | +0.17 | +1.45% |
| 2004 | 11.94 | — | — |
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.