Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga
Tonga: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 32.67 per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga, 2004–2018
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 Tonga is 32.67 per 100,000 people, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga peaked at 32.82 per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.85 per 100,000 people, in 2014.
Tonga ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.1 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 19.93 per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 19.84 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.25 per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 22.62 per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 21 per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 20.88 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.79 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.28 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 20.78 per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 17.85 per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 29.8 per 100,000 people | +66.9% |
| 2016 | 29.85 per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.82 per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 32.67 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 32.67 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.11 per 100,000 people, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 32.67 per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.71 per 100,000 people, 3.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +66.9% | 17.85 per 100,000 people | 29.8 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.29 per 100,000 people | 19.84 per 100,000 people | 23.1 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.97 per 100,000 people | 17.85 per 100,000 people | 32.82 per 100,000 people | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 8 Cabo Verde 34.8 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.92 per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Japan 33.71 per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 32.52 per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Switzerland 32.21 per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Seychelles 31.91 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga was 32.67 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 32.82 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.85 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Tonga rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Tonga ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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