Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nigeria: Depositors with commercial banks

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,111 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Nigeria
1,914 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Nigeria rank
9th

Depositors with commercial banks over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Nigeria
5001.0k1.5k2.0k200720152024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1,914 per 1,000 adults against 1,111 per 1,000 adults in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 803 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 35 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 481.43 per 1,000 adults 445.2 per 1,000 adults 36.23 per 1,000 adults Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 712.05 per 1,000 adults 711.78 per 1,000 adults 0.2733 per 1,000 adults Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 907.66 per 1,000 adults 1,643 per 1,000 adults 735.75 per 1,000 adults Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher depositors with commercial banks, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1,914 per 1,000 adults against 1,111 per 1,000 adults in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in depositors with commercial banks between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nigeria?
803 per 1,000 adults, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nigeria?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nigeria rank globally for depositors with commercial banks?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 35 groups.
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.