Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 4.75 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 4.75 per 100,000 people for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2024.
The figure is up 50.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda peaked at 6.2 per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4003 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
That places Rwanda 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4003 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.7761 per 100,000 people | +93.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7349 per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 per 100,000 people | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 4.62 per 100,000 people | +327.0% |
| 2009 | 4.94 per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.93 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.48 per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 5.64 per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.98 per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.86 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.13 per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.7 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 5.25 per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 4.53 per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 3.32 per 100,000 people | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 3.15 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.75 per 100,000 people | +50.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 4.75 per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.71 per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 4.75 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +327.0% | 1.08 per 100,000 people | 4.62 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | +93.9% | 0.4003 per 100,000 people | 0.7761 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.09 per 100,000 people | 0.4003 per 100,000 people | 4.94 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.73 per 100,000 people | 4.93 per 100,000 people | 6.2 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 per 100,000 people | 3.15 per 100,000 people | 4.75 per 100,000 people | 4 |
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More development goals data for Rwanda
- Red List Index 0.8943 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,664 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,626 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda was 4.75 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4003 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Rwanda ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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