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
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lesotho, 2004–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 140 Tajikistan 3.88 compare
- 141 Finland 3.78 compare
- 142 Mali 3.64 compare
- 144 Mozambique 3.49 compare
- 145 Solomon Islands 3.49 compare
- 146 Iraq 3.33 compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
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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