Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Account ownership at a financial institution or with a was 57.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population ages 15+.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 57.6% for account ownership at a financial institution or with a in 2024.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 57.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2011.
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36.9% | — |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.1% | 36.9% | 57.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 49.8% | 57.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Net migration -1.28 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 26.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.99 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.0% (2025)
- Broad money 69.6% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.2% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 57.6% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2011.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is account ownership at a financial institution or with a rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (richest 60%, share of population ages 15+).