Bank branches in South America in 2024 — 14.52 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 5.4%.
2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.52 | −0.45 | −3.02% |
| 2023 | 14.97 | −0.82 | −5.22% |
| 2022 | 15.8 | −0.35 | −2.14% |
| 2021 | 16.15 | −0.52 | −3.15% |
| 2020 | 16.67 | +0.07 | +0.39% |
| 2019 | 16.61 | −0.18 | −1.08% |
| 2018 | 16.79 | −0.45 | −2.63% |
| 2017 | 17.24 | −0.55 | −3.11% |
| 2016 | 17.79 | −0.09 | −0.51% |
| 2015 | 17.88 | −0.1 | −0.57% |
| 2014 | 17.99 | +0.41 | +2.33% |
| 2013 | 17.58 | +0.2 | +1.13% |
| 2012 | 17.38 | +0.76 | +4.59% |
| 2011 | 16.62 | +0.5 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 16.12 | −0.23 | −1.41% |
| 2009 | 16.35 | +0.13 | +0.79% |
| 2008 | 16.22 | +0.26 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.97 | +0.51 | +3.32% |
| 2006 | 15.45 | +0.09 | +0.58% |
| 2005 | 15.37 | +0.01 | +0.06% |
| 2004 | 15.36 | — | — |
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.