Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia
Gambia: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 5.64 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 5.64 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia peaked at 6.83 per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.29 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Gambia ranks 140th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.29 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 2.55 per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 3.22 per 100,000 people | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 4.04 per 100,000 people | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 5.11 per 100,000 people | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 6.29 per 100,000 people | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 6.83 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.56 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.61 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.57 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.69 per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.57 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.52 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.26 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.08 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.9 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.85 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.69 per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.64 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.92 per 100,000 people | 2.29 per 100,000 people | 6.29 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.53 per 100,000 people | 6.08 per 100,000 people | 6.83 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.78 per 100,000 people | 5.64 per 100,000 people | 5.9 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.9704 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia was 5.64 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Gambia ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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