Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 93.84 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 93.84 per 100,000 people for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria peaked at 93.84 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.99 per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 84.98 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 85.5 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.48 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 88.29 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 92.25 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 92.2 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.85 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 59.92 per 100,000 people | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 61.18 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 61.48 per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.47 per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.73 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.99 per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 52.88 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 55.09 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 60.81 per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 63.53 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 65.03 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 79.55 per 100,000 people | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 92.39 per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 93.84 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 93.84 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.76 per 100,000 people, 6.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 93.84 per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.35 per 100,000 people, 4.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -34.8% | 91.85 per 100,000 people | 59.92 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.95 per 100,000 people | 84.48 per 100,000 people | 92.25 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 61.64 per 100,000 people | 49.99 per 100,000 people | 91.85 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.87 per 100,000 people | 63.53 per 100,000 people | 93.84 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 San Marino 120.76 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 63.46 per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Mongolia 58.99 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 56.61 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria was 93.84 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 93.84 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.99 per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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