Bank branches in Southern Africa in 2024 — 7.8 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 62.6%.
2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8 | −0.09 | −1.19% |
| 2023 | 7.89 | −0.38 | −4.59% |
| 2022 | 8.27 | −0.35 | −4.01% |
| 2021 | 8.62 | −0.04 | −0.41% |
| 2020 | 8.65 | −0.39 | −4.35% |
| 2019 | 9.05 | −0.55 | −5.75% |
| 2018 | 9.6 | −0.2 | −2.08% |
| 2017 | 9.8 | +0.07 | +0.76% |
| 2016 | 9.73 | −0.12 | −1.24% |
| 2015 | 9.85 | −0.4 | −3.87% |
| 2014 | 10.25 | +0.65 | +6.73% |
| 2013 | 9.6 | +0.13 | +1.37% |
| 2012 | 9.47 | −0.28 | −2.87% |
| 2011 | 9.75 | +0.41 | +4.38% |
| 2010 | 9.34 | +0.66 | +7.58% |
| 2009 | 8.68 | +1.2 | +16.01% |
| 2008 | 7.49 | +1.58 | +26.68% |
| 2007 | 5.91 | −1.08 | −15.49% |
| 2006 | 6.99 | +0.23 | +3.43% |
| 2005 | 6.76 | +1.96 | +40.92% |
| 2004 | 4.8 | — | — |
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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