Bank branches in Melanesia in 2022 — 2.19 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 34.8%.
2004–2022 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.19 | −0.55 | −20.12% |
| 2021 | 2.74 | −0.03 | −1.25% |
| 2020 | 2.78 | −0.07 | −2.62% |
| 2019 | 2.85 | +0.02 | +0.59% |
| 2018 | 2.84 | −0.03 | −0.98% |
| 2017 | 2.87 | −0.07 | −2.44% |
| 2016 | 2.94 | −0.09 | −2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.03 | −0.08 | −2.65% |
| 2014 | 3.11 | +0.09 | +3.12% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | −0.03 | −0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.04 | −0.04 | −1.15% |
| 2011 | 3.08 | +0.01 | +0.29% |
| 2010 | 3.07 | −0.16 | −4.91% |
| 2009 | 3.23 | −0.15 | −4.56% |
| 2008 | 3.38 | −0.06 | −1.68% |
| 2007 | 3.44 | +0.07 | +2.16% |
| 2006 | 3.36 | −0 | −0.09% |
| 2005 | 3.37 | +0 | +0.14% |
| 2004 | 3.36 | — | — |
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.