Bank branches — all countries

Bank branches — Southern Asia

Bank branches in Southern Asia in 2024 — 13.85 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 49.8%.

2024 13.85 per 100k +1.55% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 13.85 per 100k2024
Period minimum 9.13 per 100k2006

Trend over time

2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — Southern Asia, 2004–20248101214200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 9.25 per 100k2005: 9.2 per 100k2006: 9.13 per 100k2007: 9.26 per 100k2008: 9.55 per 100k2009: 9.79 per 100k2010: 10.05 per 100k2011: 10.59 per 100k2012: 11.12 per 100k2013: 11.65 per 100k2014: 12.54 per 100k2015: 13.05 per 100k2016: 13.6 per 100k2017: 13.72 per 100k2018: 13.85 per 100k2019: 13.28 per 100k2020: 13.66 per 100k2021: 13.57 per 100k2022: 13.52 per 100k2023: 13.64 per 100k2024: 13.85 per 100k
Change over the period: +4.6 (+49.76%) Average annual rate: 2.04 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia

Southern Asia 13.85 per 100k
World 11.12 per 100k
Bank branches — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 13.85 +0.21 +1.55%
2023 13.64 +0.12 +0.86%
2022 13.52 −0.05 −0.34%
2021 13.57 −0.09 −0.65%
2020 13.66 +0.38 +2.88%
2019 13.28 −0.57 −4.14%
2018 13.85 +0.13 +0.95%
2017 13.72 +0.12 +0.87%
2016 13.6 +0.55 +4.22%
2015 13.05 +0.51 +4.05%
2014 12.54 +0.9 +7.69%
2013 11.65 +0.52 +4.69%
2012 11.12 +0.54 +5.08%
2011 10.59 +0.54 +5.36%
2010 10.05 +0.26 +2.63%
2009 9.79 +0.24 +2.55%
2008 9.55 +0.29 +3.14%
2007 9.26 +0.12 +1.35%
2006 9.13 −0.07 −0.71%
2005 9.2 −0.05 −0.56%
2004 9.25

About the indicator

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.