Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults by country
Countries reporting
168
Highest
120.76
San Marino
Lowest
0.7367
Central African Republic
Median
11.19
Years covered
21
2004–2024
Data points
3,704
What the numbers show
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 120.76 in San Marino; the lowest is 0.7367 in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.19, and the mean is 14.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 164.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 128 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 448.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 78.2%).
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 120.76 | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 93.84 | 2024 | up 52.7% | falling |
| 3 | Mongolia | 58.99 | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 56.61 | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 46.08 | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 13.7 | 2024 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 6 | Montenegro | 36.42 | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.92 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 8 | Japan | 33.71 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Tonga | 32.67 | 2018 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 32.52 | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 32.21 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 12 | Seychelles | 31.91 | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 13 | Georgia | 31.62 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 31.33 | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 30.33 | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 16 | France | 30.05 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.25 | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 28.34 | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 25.29 | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.22 | 2013 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 24.6 | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 24.16 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 23.97 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 24 | Samoa | 23.85 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 25 | Nepal | 23.82 | 2024 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia | 22.69 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Tunisia | 22.37 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 28 | Bahamas | 22.16 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 21.96 | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 21.94 | 2024 | down 37.6% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 21.33 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 21.25 | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 33 | Romania | 20.76 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 34 | Malta | 20.62 | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 20.44 | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 20.22 | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 37 | Kosovo | 19.65 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 19.35 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 18.58 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 18.51 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 41 | Belgium | 18.39 | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 18.04 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 43 | Albania | 17.98 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 17.72 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.68 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 17.33 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.87 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 16.63 | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 49 | Honduras | 15.99 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 50 | Oman | 15.96 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 51 | Lebanon | 15.89 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 52 | Grenada | 15.89 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | 15.83 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 54 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.76 | 2021 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 55 | Hungary | 15.7 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 56 | Ukraine | 15.55 | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Australia | 15.46 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 58 | Greece | 15.23 | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 15.1 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 14.84 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 61 | New Zealand | 14.71 | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 62 | Czechia | 14.63 | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 63 | India | 14.62 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 64 | Maldives | 14.37 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 65 | Belize | 14.37 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 14.26 | 2023 | up 394.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritius | 14.17 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 68 | Cambodia | 14.08 | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Israel | 13.67 | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 70 | Bahrain | 13.4 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 71 | Barbados | 13.26 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 72 | Ireland | 13.15 | 2022 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 73 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.97 | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 74 | Republic of Korea | 12.39 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 75 | Mauritania | 12.32 | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 76 | Argentina | 12.3 | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 12.19 | 2022 | up 275.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Mexico | 12.04 | 2024 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 79 | Colombia | 11.82 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 80 | Jordan | 11.81 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 81 | Libya | 11.62 | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 11.58 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 83 | Indonesia | 11.23 | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 84 | Pakistan | 11.15 | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 11.12 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 86 | Dominica | 11.04 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 87 | Austria | 10.89 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.49 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 89 | Fiji | 10.19 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 90 | Sweden | 10.17 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 91 | Kuwait | 10.08 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 92 | Aruba | 10.06 | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 93 | Qatar | 10.02 | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 94 | Suriname | 9.96 | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 95 | Lithuania | 9.62 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 9.38 | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 9.14 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 98 | Chile | 8.9 | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 99 | Paraguay | 8.87 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 100 | Gabon | 8.85 | 2013 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 101 | China | 8.72 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 102 | Uruguay | 8.6 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 103 | Djibouti | 8.21 | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 104 | Philippines | 8.09 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 105 | Ecuador | 8.04 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 106 | Thailand | 8.02 | 2024 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 107 | Guyana | 7.98 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 108 | South Africa | 7.98 | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 109 | Botswana | 7.95 | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 110 | Namibia | 7.91 | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 111 | Malaysia | 7.72 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 7.19 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 7.09 | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 114 | Jamaica | 6.93 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 115 | Angola | 6.82 | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 116 | Germany | 6.66 | 2023 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.65 | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 118 | Egypt | 6.56 | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 6.36 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 120 | Estonia | 6.22 | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 121 | Eswatini | 6.04 | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 122 | Ghana | 5.89 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 123 | Singapore | 5.89 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 124 | Myanmar | 5.82 | 2020 | up 277.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Gambia | 5.64 | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 126 | Norway | 5.51 | 2017 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 5.46 | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Senegal | 5.27 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.25 | 2022 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 130 | Comoros | 5.14 | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Algeria | 4.91 | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 132 | Rwanda | 4.75 | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 133 | Kenya | 4.52 | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 134 | Peru | 4.49 | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 135 | Latvia | 4.44 | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Togo | 4.38 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.01 | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 138 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.96 | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Congo | 3.92 | 2022 | up 448.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 3.88 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 141 | Finland | 3.78 | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 142 | Mali | 3.64 | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 143 | Lesotho | 3.53 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 144 | Mozambique | 3.49 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 3.49 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 146 | Iraq | 3.33 | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 147 | Nigeria | 3.28 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 148 | Sudan | 3.26 | 2018 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 149 | Burundi | 3.24 | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 150 | Liberia | 3 | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 151 | Guinea | 2.78 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 152 | Madagascar | 2.71 | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 2.69 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 154 | Haiti | 2.67 | 2020 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 155 | Benin | 2.52 | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 156 | Zambia | 2.51 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 157 | Cameroon | 2.2 | 2020 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 2.13 | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 159 | Uganda | 2.08 | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 2.04 | 2019 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 161 | Malawi | 1.71 | 2024 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 162 | South Sudan | 1.7 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 163 | Yemen | 1.48 | 2015 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 164 | Niger | 1.46 | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 1.37 | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 166 | Chad | 0.8148 | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 167 | Central African Republic | 0.7367 | 2017 | up 50.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 63.46
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 44.3
- Cabo Verde 34.8
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29.33
- Republic of Moldova 28.33
- United States of America 25.73
- Europe and Northern America 24.5
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.23
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17.55
- Central and Southern Asia 15.7
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 13.5
- Latin America and the Caribbean 13.7
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 12.97
- World 13.6
- State of Palestine 12.92
- Oceania 12.4
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 6.9
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6.9
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 10.3
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 9.1
- Timor-Leste 5.27
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.5
- Syrian Arab Republic 4.43
- Côte d'Ivoire 4.2
- Viet Nam 3.1
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.02
- United Republic of Tanzania 2.44
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.6293