How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

58.2%

in 2024

Sweden

98.6%

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

10th

Sweden rank

10th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 98.6% against 58.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 40.4%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 10th of 12 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	33.3%	99.5%	66.2%	Sweden
2020s	53.7%	99.1%	45.4%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sweden?: Sweden, at 98.6% against 58.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?: 40.4%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 10th of 12 groups.
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 (% 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 (% 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: 129 places, 645 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 (% age 15+).