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 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.33 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
54th
of 194 countries
All-time high
17.89 per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
9.99 per 100,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 17.33 per 100,000 people, 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 per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.99 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 194 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 | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.99 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 10.41 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 10.89 per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.34 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 11.95 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.74 per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 13.85 per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 15.46 per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 16.24 per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 17.42 per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 17.68 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.82 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.89 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.72 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.62 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.62 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.49 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.24 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.2 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.26 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 17.33 per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 17.33 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.11 per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 17.33 per 100,000 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.97 per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.22 per 100,000 people | 9.99 per 100,000 people | 12.74 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.93 per 100,000 people | 13.85 per 100,000 people | 17.89 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3 per 100,000 people | 17.2 per 100,000 people | 17.49 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 51 Albania 17.98 per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Panama 17.72 per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.68 per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Antigua and Barbuda 16.87 per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Denmark 16.63 per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16.23 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
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 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.89 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 194 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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