Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Depositors with commercial banks

Nigeria
1,914 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1,834 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Nigeria rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
12th

Depositors with commercial banks over time

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
5001.0k1.5k2.0k200420142024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1,914 per 1,000 adults against 1,834 per 1,000 adults in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 80 per 1,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 342.85 per 1,000 adults 711.69 per 1,000 adults 368.84 per 1,000 adults Saudi Arabia
2010s 711.78 per 1,000 adults 963.31 per 1,000 adults 251.53 per 1,000 adults Saudi Arabia
2020s 1,643 per 1,000 adults 1,658 per 1,000 adults 14.39 per 1,000 adults Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher depositors with commercial banks, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
Nigeria, at 1,914 per 1,000 adults against 1,834 per 1,000 adults in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in depositors with commercial banks between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
80 per 1,000 adults, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for depositors with commercial banks?
Nigeria ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th 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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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.