What is the difference in commercial bank branches between IBRD only and Japan?

21.54 per 100,000 adults, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Japan?

21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.

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.

IBRD only vs Japan: Commercial bank branches

IBRD only

12.17 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Japan

33.71 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

IBRD only rank

12th

Japan rank

11th

Commercial bank branches over time

IBRD only
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 33.71 per 100,000 adults against 12.17 per 100,000 adults in IBRD only, a difference of 21.54 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.8 times IBRD only's.

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

IBRD only ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.84 per 100,000 adults	34.1 per 100,000 adults	21.26 per 100,000 adults	Japan
2010s	15.22 per 100,000 adults	33.89 per 100,000 adults	18.67 per 100,000 adults	Japan
2020s	12.7 per 100,000 adults	33.74 per 100,000 adults	21.04 per 100,000 adults	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, IBRD only or Japan?: Japan, at 33.71 per 100,000 adults against 12.17 per 100,000 adults in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between IBRD only and Japan?: 21.54 per 100,000 adults, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Japan?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and Japan rank globally for commercial bank branches?: IBRD only ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 44 groups.
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: 231 places, 4,614 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.