Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin
Benin: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.52 for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin peaked at 3.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9097, in 2004.
Benin ranks 155th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9097 | — |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | +48.0% |
| 2007 | 1.93 | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 2.31 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 2.67 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 3.08 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 3.07 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.14 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.24 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.42 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.39 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.16 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.06 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 3.22 | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 3.26 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8 | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 2.63 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 2.52 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 | 0.9097 | 2.67 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.22 | 2.87 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 2.52 | 3.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 152 Madagascar 2.71 compare
- 153 Burkina Faso 2.69 compare
- 154 Haiti 2.67 compare
- 156 Zambia 2.51 compare
- 157 Cameroon 2.2 compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 2.13 compare
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin was 2.52 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9097 in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Benin ranks 155th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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