Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.13
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
158th
of 167 countries
All-time high
3.19
in 2013
All-time low
1.13
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

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

01232004201420242004: 1.12005: 1.22006: 1.42007: 1.72008: 2.12009: 2.52010: 2.72011: 2.72012: 2.72013: 3.22014: 3.12015: 32016: 2.92017: 2.62018: 2.82019: 2.82020: 2.72021: 2.32022: 2.32023: 2.22024: 2.1

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone is 2.13, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.19 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 2004.

Sierra Leone ranks 158th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 1.13
2005 1.23 +8.7%
2006 1.39 +13.1%
2007 1.67 +19.8%
2008 2.1 +26.2%
2009 2.54 +20.7%
2010 2.66 +4.9%
2011 2.72 +2.3%
2012 2.72 +0.1%
2013 3.19 +17.1%
2014 3.09 -2.9%
2015 3 -2.9%
2016 2.91 -3.0%
2017 2.62 -10.1%
2018 2.76 +5.5%
2019 2.81 +1.7%
2020 2.73 -2.9%
2021 2.32 -14.9%
2022 2.26 -2.9%
2023 2.19 -2.9%
2024 2.13 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.68 1.13 2.54 6
2010s 2.85 2.62 3.19 10
2020s 2.33 2.13 2.73 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 155 Benin 2.52 compare
  2. 156 Zambia 2.51 compare
  3. 157 Cameroon 2.2 compare
  4. 159 Uganda 2.08 compare
  5. 160 Afghanistan 2.04 compare
  6. 161 Malawi 1.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone?
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone was 2.13 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 2013.
What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 2004.
How does Sierra Leone rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Sierra Leone ranks 158th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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