Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda
Uganda: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.08 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 2.08 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda peaked at 3.11 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.14 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
That places Uganda 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.14 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.2 per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.22 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.42 per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1 per 100,000 people | +48.0% |
| 2009 | 2.43 per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 2.54 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.48 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8 per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 3.01 per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.11 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.09 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.94 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.71 per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 2.63 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.62 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.48 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.3 per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.32 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.24 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.08 per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.08 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.71 per 100,000 people, 77% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2.08 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 per 100,000 people, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +48.0% | 1.42 per 100,000 people | 2.1 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 per 100,000 people | 1.14 per 100,000 people | 2.43 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.79 per 100,000 people | 2.48 per 100,000 people | 3.11 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 per 100,000 people | 2.08 per 100,000 people | 2.48 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 182 United Republic of Tanzania 2.44 per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Cameroon 2.2 per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 2.13 per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Afghanistan 2.04 per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Malawi 1.71 per 100,000 people compare
- 188 South Sudan 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Uganda
- Red List Index 0.942 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 152.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 61,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda was 2.08 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Uganda ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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