Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial bank branches

Romania
20.76 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.01 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Romania rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Commercial bank branches over time

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
010203040200420142024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 20.76 per 100,000 adults against 4.01 per 100,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.75 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Romania's figure about 5.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 36.5 per 100,000 adults 2.5 per 100,000 adults 34 per 100,000 adults Romania
2010s 29.95 per 100,000 adults 3.76 per 100,000 adults 26.18 per 100,000 adults Romania
2020s 21.59 per 100,000 adults 3.9 per 100,000 adults 17.69 per 100,000 adults Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Romania, at 20.76 per 100,000 adults against 4.01 per 100,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16.75 per 100,000 adults, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial bank branches?
Romania ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th 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.