How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?

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, secondary education or more (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Singapore: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Hong Kong

98.5%

in 2024

Singapore

98.7%

in 2024

Hong Kong rank

19th

Singapore rank

16th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Hong Kong
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 98.7% against 98.5% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 16th of 105 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2010s	95.1%	98.6%	3.5%	Singapore
2020s	98.3%	98.8%	0.5%	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Hong Kong or Singapore?: Singapore, at 98.7% against 98.5% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Hong Kong and Singapore?: 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Hong Kong ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 16th of 105 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, secondary education or more (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, secondary education or more (% 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: 117 places, 585 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 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 (secondary education or more, % of population ages 15+).