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 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone, 2004–2024
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 Sierra Leone is 2.13 per 100,000 people, 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 per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.13 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Sierra Leone ranks 184th of 194 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
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.13 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.23 per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.39 per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 1.67 per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1 per 100,000 people | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 2.54 per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 2.66 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.72 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.72 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.19 per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 3.09 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.91 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.62 per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 2.76 per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.81 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.73 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.32 per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 2.26 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.19 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.13 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.13 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.71 per 100,000 people, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.13 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 per 100,000 people, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 per 100,000 people | 1.13 per 100,000 people | 2.54 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.85 per 100,000 people | 2.62 per 100,000 people | 3.19 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 per 100,000 people | 2.13 per 100,000 people | 2.73 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 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)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
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 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Sierra Leone ranks 184th out of 194 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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