Bulgaria vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Commercial bank branches

Bulgaria
93.84 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
21.33 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd

Commercial bank branches over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
20406080100200420142024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 93.84 per 100,000 adults against 21.33 per 100,000 adults in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 72.51 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 4.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 87.95 per 100,000 adults 22.8 per 100,000 adults 65.15 per 100,000 adults Bulgaria
2010s 61.64 per 100,000 adults 28.45 per 100,000 adults 33.19 per 100,000 adults Bulgaria
2020s 78.87 per 100,000 adults 22.55 per 100,000 adults 56.32 per 100,000 adults Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Bulgaria or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bulgaria, at 93.84 per 100,000 adults against 21.33 per 100,000 adults in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
72.51 per 100,000 adults, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for commercial bank branches?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)
Unit
per 100,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,635 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed

Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.