Kenya vs Rwanda: Commercial bank branches

Kenya
4.52 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Rwanda
4.75 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
145th
Rwanda rank
144th

Commercial bank branches over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
0246200420142024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 4.75 per 100,000 adults against 4.52 per 100,000 adults in Kenya, a difference of 0.23 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 145th and Rwanda ranks 144th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 3.39 per 100,000 adults 2.09 per 100,000 adults 1.3 per 100,000 adults Kenya
2010s 5.28 per 100,000 adults 5.73 per 100,000 adults 0.4519 per 100,000 adults Rwanda
2020s 4.62 per 100,000 adults 3.94 per 100,000 adults 0.6827 per 100,000 adults Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Kenya or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 4.75 per 100,000 adults against 4.52 per 100,000 adults in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Kenya and Rwanda?
0.23 per 100,000 adults, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for commercial bank branches?
Kenya ranks 145th and Rwanda ranks 144th of 185 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
231 places, 4,614 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.