Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) was 6.93 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 6.93 per 100,000 adults for automated teller machines (atms) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, automated teller machines (atms) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 6.93 per 100,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.01 per 100,000 adults, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.01 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2006 | 1.78 per 100,000 adults | +77.4% |
| 2007 | 2.16 per 100,000 adults | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 2.42 per 100,000 adults | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.07 per 100,000 adults | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 3.23 per 100,000 adults | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.88 per 100,000 adults | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 4.64 per 100,000 adults | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 4.92 per 100,000 adults | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.17 per 100,000 adults | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 5.26 per 100,000 adults | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.64 per 100,000 adults | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 5.59 per 100,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.22 per 100,000 adults | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 6.18 per 100,000 adults | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.32 per 100,000 adults | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 6.54 per 100,000 adults | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.92 per 100,000 adults | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 6.81 per 100,000 adults | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.93 per 100,000 adults | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 | +77.4% | 1.01 per 100,000 adults | 1.78 per 100,000 adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.09 per 100,000 adults | 1.01 per 100,000 adults | 3.07 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.07 per 100,000 adults | 3.23 per 100,000 adults | 6.22 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7 per 100,000 adults | 6.32 per 100,000 adults | 6.93 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 36 Luxembourg 72.18 per 100,000 adults compare
- 37 Slovak Republic 71.75 per 100,000 adults compare
- 38 Armenia 71.47 per 100,000 adults compare
- 39 Germany 70.92 per 100,000 adults compare
- 40 Brunei 70.92 per 100,000 adults compare
- 41 Slovenia 70.8 per 100,000 adults compare
- 42 Mexico 69.97 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 66.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -225,499 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.7% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.9% (2023)
- Broad money 42.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 24.8% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.12 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is automated teller machines (atms) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Automated teller machines (atms) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 6.93 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 per 100,000 adults in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for automated teller machines (atms)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is automated teller machines (atms) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Automated teller machines (ATMs) are electromechanical devices which enable customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions such as cash withdrawals, balance inquiries, deposits, transfer of funds, and obtaining account information, using an electronic card.