Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.37 per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2022
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 Papua New Guinea is 1.37 per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.79 per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.37 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.79 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.75 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.64 per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.63 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.57 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.47 per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.51 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.59 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.54 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.45 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.41 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.37 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.38 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.46 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.44 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 per 100,000 people | 1.47 per 100,000 people | 1.79 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.48 per 100,000 people | 1.37 per 100,000 people | 1.6 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 1.37 per 100,000 people | 1.44 per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 188 South Sudan 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 189 Yemen 1.48 per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Niger 1.46 per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Chad 0.8148 per 100,000 people compare
- 193 Central African Republic 0.7367 per 100,000 people compare
- 194 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.6293 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea was 1.37 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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