Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.04 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.04
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
160th
of 167 countries
All-time high
2.59
in 2010
All-time low
0.4195
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2004–2019

0.511.522.52004201120192004: 0.4192005: 0.672006: 12007: 1.42008: 1.72009: 2.42010: 2.62011: 2.42012: 2.32013: 2.42014: 2.52015: 2.42016: 2.32017: 2.22018: 2.12019: 2

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2019, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan stood at 2.04.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan peaked at 2.59 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4195, in 2004.

That places Afghanistan 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4195
2005 0.6703 +59.8%
2006 1.04 +55.7%
2007 1.4 +33.7%
2008 1.65 +18.4%
2009 2.44 +47.6%
2010 2.59 +6.3%
2011 2.4 -7.6%
2012 2.3 -4.0%
2013 2.44 +6.2%
2014 2.5 +2.5%
2015 2.36 -5.8%
2016 2.31 -2.0%
2017 2.23 -3.6%
2018 2.14 -3.8%
2019 2.04 -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.27 0.4195 2.44 6
2010s 2.33 2.04 2.59 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 157 Cameroon 2.2 compare
  2. 158 Sierra Leone 2.13 compare
  3. 159 Uganda 2.08 compare
  4. 161 Malawi 1.71 compare
  5. 162 South Sudan 1.7 compare
  6. 163 Yemen 1.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan?
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan was 2.04 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.59 in 2010.
What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4195 in 2004.
How does Afghanistan rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Afghanistan ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 3,704 data points, 2004–2024
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