Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Depositors with commercial banks

Sao Tome and Principe
592.32 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Sierra Leone
487.9 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
67th
Sierra Leone rank
68th

Depositors with commercial banks over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sierra Leone
0200400600800200620152024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 592.32 per 1,000 adults against 487.9 per 1,000 adults in Sierra Leone, a difference of 104.42 per 1,000 adults.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 104 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 302.45 per 1,000 adults 84.15 per 1,000 adults 218.3 per 1,000 adults Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 673.31 per 1,000 adults 184.9 per 1,000 adults 488.41 per 1,000 adults Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 608.26 per 1,000 adults 387.57 per 1,000 adults 220.69 per 1,000 adults Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher depositors with commercial banks, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 592.32 per 1,000 adults against 487.9 per 1,000 adults in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in depositors with commercial banks between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
104.42 per 1,000 adults, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for depositors with commercial banks?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th 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.