ATMs per 100,000 adults in Botswana
Botswana: ATMs per 100,000 adults was 47 in 2020. ▲ Rising
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Botswana, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, atms per 100,000 adults in Botswana stood at 47. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atms per 100,000 adults in Botswana peaked at 47 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.62, in 2004.
Botswana ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.62 | — |
| 2005 | 16.72 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 19.81 | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 33.17 | +67.4% |
| 2008 | 29.95 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 28.6 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 30.26 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 27.96 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 27.56 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 29.05 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 30.32 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 33.98 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 33.76 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 35.42 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 44.51 | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 45.02 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 47 | +4.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 47 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.47, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 47 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.42, 7.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ATMs per 100,000 adults in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +67.4% | 19.81 | 33.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.98 | 15.62 | 33.17 | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.78 | 27.56 | 45.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 26.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0848 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 19.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 26.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0848 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atms per 100,000 adults in Botswana?
- Atms per 100,000 adults in Botswana was 47 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2020.
- What is the lowest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.62 in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for atms per 100,000 adults?
- Botswana ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is atms per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ATMs per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*Number of ATMs/adult population in the reporting country.