ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Ghana
Ghana: ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) was 11.45 in 2020. ▲ Rising
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Ghana, 2008–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, atms per 100,000 adults in Ghana stood at 11.45.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 196.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atms per 100,000 adults in Ghana peaked at 11.52 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.79, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 140th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.79 | — |
| 2009 | 3.83 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.87 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.36 | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 7.94 | +48.1% |
| 2014 | 7.98 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.99 | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 10.92 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 11.29 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 11.52 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 11.14 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 11.45 | +2.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 11.45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.6, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 11.45 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.42, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +48.1% | 5.36 | 7.94 |
| 2012 | +34.2% | 4 | 5.36 |
| 2015 | +25.2% | 7.98 | 9.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.81 | 3.79 | 3.83 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 3.87 | 11.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.45 | 11.45 | 11.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 137 East Timor 13.45 compare
- 138 Gabon 12.85 compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 12.63 compare
- 141 Micronesia (country) 11.21 compare
- 142 Pakistan 11.14 compare
- 143 Mauritania 11.02 compare
More financial sector data for Ghana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atms per 100,000 adults in Ghana?
- Atms per 100,000 adults in Ghana was 11.45 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.52 in 2018.
- What is the lowest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for atms per 100,000 adults?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is atms per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*Number of ATMs/adult population in the reporting country.