Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana
Ghana: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 5.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 5.89 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 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 122nd of 167 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.1 | — |
| 2005 | 3.27 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.64 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 4.61 | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 4.81 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 5.14 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 5.42 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.44 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.74 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.13 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.22 | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 7.21 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.68 | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 8.82 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.58 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.35 | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 11.87 | +87.1% |
| 2022 | 6.11 | -48.5% |
| 2023 | 5.85 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 5.89 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1 | 3.1 | 5.14 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.91 | 5.42 | 8.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 | 5.85 | 11.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Red List Index 0.8827 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 (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 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 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 in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Ghana ranks 122nd out of 167 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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