Brunei vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Depositors with commercial banks

Brunei
1,463 per 1,000 adults
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
457.24 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Brunei rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
24th

Depositors with commercial banks over time

  • Brunei
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 1,463 per 1,000 adults against 457.24 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1,006 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Brunei's figure about 3.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1,350 per 1,000 adults 90.76 per 1,000 adults 1,259 per 1,000 adults Brunei
2010s 1,539 per 1,000 adults 161.3 per 1,000 adults 1,377 per 1,000 adults Brunei
2020s 1,455 per 1,000 adults 237.92 per 1,000 adults 1,217 per 1,000 adults Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher depositors with commercial banks, Brunei or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Brunei, at 1,463 per 1,000 adults against 457.24 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in depositors with commercial banks between Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1,006 per 1,000 adults, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for depositors with commercial banks?
Brunei ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)
Unit
per 1,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
139 places, 2,226 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed

Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.