Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lesotho

Lesotho: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.53 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.53
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
143rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
3.92
in 2016
All-time low
1.96
in 2006
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lesotho, 2004–2024

012342004201420242004: 2.42005: 2.42006: 22007: 2.12008: 2.22009: 2.32010: 3.42011: 3.42012: 3.42013: 3.72014: 3.62015: 3.82016: 3.92017: 3.92018: 3.82019: 3.82020: 3.82021: 3.72022: 3.72023: 3.62024: 3.5

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 3.53 for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2024.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lesotho peaked at 3.92 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 2006.

Lesotho ranks 143rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lesotho, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 2.44
2005 2.37 -3.0%
2006 1.96 -17.3%
2007 2.11 +7.4%
2008 2.25 +6.7%
2009 2.31 +2.7%
2010 3.39 +47.0%
2011 3.44 +1.4%
2012 3.41 -1.0%
2013 3.68 +7.9%
2014 3.64 -1.1%
2015 3.82 +5.1%
2016 3.92 +2.6%
2017 3.87 -1.4%
2018 3.81 -1.5%
2019 3.82 +0.4%
2020 3.83 +0.3%
2021 3.71 -3.3%
2022 3.65 -1.5%
2023 3.59 -1.7%
2024 3.53 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.24 1.96 2.44 6
2010s 3.68 3.39 3.92 10
2020s 3.66 3.53 3.83 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 140 Tajikistan 3.88 compare
  2. 141 Finland 3.78 compare
  3. 142 Mali 3.64 compare
  4. 144 Mozambique 3.49 compare
  5. 145 Solomon Islands 3.49 compare
  6. 146 Iraq 3.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lesotho?
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lesotho was 3.53 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 Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 3.92 in 2016.
What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 2006.
How does Lesotho rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho 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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Indicator
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 3,704 data points, 2004–2024
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