Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 24.6 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan is 24.6 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 94.8% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan peaked at 24.6 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.63 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.81 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 13.35 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 13 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.71 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.85 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.98 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.54 per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 16.64 per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 12.83 per 100,000 people | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 16.63 per 100,000 people | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 16.16 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.08 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.18 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.05 per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 18.08 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.96 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 18.64 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 20.51 per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 12.98 per 100,000 people | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 12.63 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 24.6 per 100,000 people | +94.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 24.6 per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 per 100,000 people, 4.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 24.6 per 100,000 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.97 per 100,000 people, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +94.8% | 12.63 per 100,000 people | 24.6 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | -36.7% | 20.51 per 100,000 people | 12.98 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.12 per 100,000 people | 12.71 per 100,000 people | 13.81 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.42 per 100,000 people | 12.83 per 100,000 people | 18.96 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.87 per 100,000 people | 12.63 per 100,000 people | 24.6 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 25 North Macedonia 25.29 per 100,000 people compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.22 per 100,000 people compare
- 26 United Kingdom 25.22 per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Croatia 24.16 per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Serbia 23.97 per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Samoa 23.85 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan was 24.6 per 100,000 people 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.63 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Bhutan ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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