ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Kenya
Kenya: ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) was 6.94 in 2021. ▲ Rising
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Kenya, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2021, atms per 100,000 adults in Kenya stood at 6.94.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atms per 100,000 adults in Kenya peaked at 9.69 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.61 | — |
| 2005 | 1.58 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.92 | +85.3% |
| 2007 | 4.65 | +59.3% |
| 2008 | 5.92 | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 7.18 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 8.8 | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 8.99 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.39 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 9.49 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.64 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.69 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.16 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 9.43 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.15 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.69 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.94 | -5.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6.94 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.6, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6.94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.42, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +85.3% | 1.58 | 2.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.98 | 1.58 | 7.18 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.14 | 7.69 | 9.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 | 6.94 | 7.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More financial sector data for Kenya
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 Kenya?
- Atms per 100,000 adults in Kenya was 6.94 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.69 in 2015.
- What is the lowest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for atms per 100,000 adults?
- Kenya ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is atms per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.