Bank branches — all countries

Bank branches — Venezuela

Bank branches in Venezuela in 2015 — 16.23 per 100k. Ranked 81 in the world out of 181. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 2.9%.

2015 16.23 per 100k −3.41% vs 2014
World rank 81of 181
Period maximum 18.51 per 100k2009
Period minimum 15.77 per 100k2005

Trend over time

2005–2015 · per 100,000 adults

Bank branches — Venezuela, 2005–20151516171819200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152005: 15.77 per 100k2006: 16.51 per 100k2007: 17.38 per 100k2008: 17.44 per 100k2009: 18.51 per 100k2010: 17.35 per 100k2011: 16.89 per 100k2012: 17.02 per 100k2013: 16.94 per 100k2014: 16.8 per 100k2015: 16.23 per 100k
Change over the period: +0.46 (+2.89%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2015

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

Venezuela 16.23 per 100k
World 12.16 per 100k
South America computed 17.88 per 100k
Bank branches — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2015 16.23 −0.57 −3.41%
2014 16.8 −0.14 −0.81%
2013 16.94 −0.08 −0.48%
2012 17.02 +0.13 +0.75%
2011 16.89 −0.46 −2.63%
2010 17.35 −1.17 −6.31%
2009 18.51 +1.07 +6.16%
2008 17.44 +0.06 +0.36%
2007 17.38 +0.87 +5.28%
2006 16.51 +0.74 +4.67%
2005 15.77

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.