Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 17.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sri Lanka, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sri Lanka is 17.33, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.89 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.99, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.99 | — |
| 2005 | 10.41 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 10.89 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.34 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 11.95 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.74 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 13.85 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 15.46 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 16.24 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 17.42 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 17.68 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.82 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.89 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.72 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.62 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.62 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.49 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.24 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.2 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.26 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 17.33 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.22 | 9.99 | 12.74 | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.93 | 13.85 | 17.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.49 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sri Lanka?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sri Lanka was 17.33 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.89 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.99 in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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