Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq
Iraq: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.33 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq stood at 3.33 per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq peaked at 5.24 per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.22 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
That places Iraq 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.29 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 3.34 per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.34 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.62 per 100,000 people | +38.3% |
| 2010 | 5.02 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 4.86 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.24 per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 5.11 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.01 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.68 per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.92 per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 3.85 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.25 per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 3.81 per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 3.73 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.67 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.44 per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.22 per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 3.33 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3.33 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.11 per 100,000 people, 27% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3.33 per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.08 per 100,000 people, 33% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +38.3% | 3.34 per 100,000 people | 4.62 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.65 per 100,000 people | 3.29 per 100,000 people | 4.62 per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.57 per 100,000 people | 3.81 per 100,000 people | 5.24 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 per 100,000 people | 3.22 per 100,000 people | 3.73 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More development goals data for Iraq
- Red List Index 0.8093 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 618.9 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 274.76 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,456 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq was 3.33 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Iraq ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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