Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Depositors with commercial banks

Rwanda
447.89 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Sierra Leone
487.9 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Rwanda rank
71st
Sierra Leone rank
68th

Depositors with commercial banks over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
0200400600200420142024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 487.9 per 1,000 adults against 447.89 per 1,000 adults in Rwanda, a difference of 40.01 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Rwanda ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 110.81 per 1,000 adults 77.66 per 1,000 adults 33.15 per 1,000 adults Rwanda
2010s 209.09 per 1,000 adults 184.9 per 1,000 adults 24.19 per 1,000 adults Rwanda
2020s 378.09 per 1,000 adults 387.57 per 1,000 adults 9.48 per 1,000 adults Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher depositors with commercial banks, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 487.9 per 1,000 adults against 447.89 per 1,000 adults in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in depositors with commercial banks between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
40.01 per 1,000 adults, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for depositors with commercial banks?
Rwanda ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 68th 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.