Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 6.93 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 6.93 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica peaked at 8.13 per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.18 per 100,000 people, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.18 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 6.92 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 6.87 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.82 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.98 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.62 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.28 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.13 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.04 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.72 per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.18 per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 5.26 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.21 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.95 per 100,000 people | +52.5% |
| 2018 | 8.11 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8.13 per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.74 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 7.54 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 7.01 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.93 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6.93 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.11 per 100,000 people, 57% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6.93 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.82 per 100,000 people, 59% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +52.5% | 5.21 per 100,000 people | 7.95 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9 per 100,000 people | 6.62 per 100,000 people | 7.18 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.4 per 100,000 people | 5.18 per 100,000 people | 8.13 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 per 100,000 people | 6.93 per 100,000 people | 7.74 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 126 Malaysia 7.72 per 100,000 people compare
- 127 Saudi Arabia 7.19 per 100,000 people compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 7.09 per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Angola 6.82 per 100,000 people compare
- 131 Germany 6.66 per 100,000 people compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 6.65 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Jamaica
- Red List Index 0.5928 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 81.67 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 535 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica was 6.93 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.13 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.18 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Jamaica ranks 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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