What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Ireland and United States?

0.2%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs United States: Account ownership at a financial institution … richest

Ireland

97.8%

in 2024

United States

98.0%

in 2024

Ireland rank

22nd

United States rank

20th

Account ownership at a financial institution … richest over time

Ireland
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 98.0% against 97.8% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 22nd and United States ranks 20th of 102 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	95.9%	96.6%	0.7%	United States
2020s	98.9%	97.7%	1.2%	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Ireland or United States?: United States, at 98.0% against 97.8% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Ireland and United States?: 0.2%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Ireland and United States rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Ireland ranks 22nd and United States ranks 20th of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+)
Unit: % of population ages 15+
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 114 places, 570 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (richest 60%, share of population ages 15+).