Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana
Ghana: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 5.89 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 5.89 per 100,000 people for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana peaked at 11.87 per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 137th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.1 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 3.27 per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.64 per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 4.61 per 100,000 people | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 4.81 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 5.14 per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 5.42 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.44 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.74 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9 per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.13 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.22 per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 7.21 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.68 per 100,000 people | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 8.82 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.58 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.35 per 100,000 people | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 11.87 per 100,000 people | +87.1% |
| 2022 | 6.11 per 100,000 people | -48.5% |
| 2023 | 5.85 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 5.89 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5.89 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 per 100,000 people, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5.89 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 per 100,000 people, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +87.1% | 6.35 per 100,000 people | 11.87 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | -48.5% | 11.87 per 100,000 people | 6.11 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1 per 100,000 people | 3.1 per 100,000 people | 5.14 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.91 per 100,000 people | 5.42 per 100,000 people | 8.82 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 per 100,000 people | 5.85 per 100,000 people | 11.87 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana was 5.89 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.87 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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