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Bank accounts per 1,000 adults by country

For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.

Countries reporting
102
Highest
273,254
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
28.91
Palestine
Median
707.01
Years covered
18
2004–2021
Data points
1,400

What the numbers show

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 273,254 in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 28.91 in Palestine.

The median across all reporting countries is 707.01, and the mean is 3,441.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,453.

Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 819.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 65.1%).

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 273,254 2021 up 99.2% rising
2 Seychelles 3,392 2020 up 383.1% volatile
3 Singapore 2,405 2020 up 17.9% rising
4 Estonia 2,051 2020 up 2.2% rising
5 Cape Verde 2,008 2020 up 37.7% rising
6 Venezuela 1,925 2015 up 119.1% rising
7 Mauritius 1,924 2020 down 1.6% flat
8 Türkiye 1,873 2020 up 112.4% rising
9 Ukraine 1,727 2020 down 46.7% falling
10 Brunei 1,598 2019 up 14.0% rising
11 Colombia 1,596 2021 up 45.3% rising
12 Malta 1,540 2021 up 61.3% rising
13 Croatia 1,474 2021 down 0.9% flat
14 Costa Rica 1,456 2020 up 49.6% rising
15 Cyprus 1,438 2020 up 66.3% rising
16 Moldova 1,380 2020 down 8.1% rising
17 Thailand 1,372 2020 up 28.0% rising
18 Argentina 1,357 2020 up 101.1% rising
19 Samoa 1,345 2020 up 88.4% rising
20 Nigeria 1,310 2020 up 177.2% rising
21 Latvia 1,282 2021 up 0.6% rising
22 Poland 1,274 2021 up 31.4% rising
23 Hungary 1,266 2020 up 22.7% rising
24 Kuwait 1,257 2021 up 2.4% flat
25 United Arab Emirates 1,224 2020 up 38.1% rising
26 Namibia 1,221 2020 up 619.0% volatile
27 Albania 1,133 2020 — flat
28 Suriname 1,130 2020 up 4.4% rising
29 Palau 1,119 2017 down 10.3% falling
30 Uruguay 1,102 2020 up 82.1% rising
31 Peru 1,100 2020 up 157.9% rising
32 North Macedonia 1,077 2021 up 18.0% rising
33 Tunisia 1,069 2018 up 65.9% rising
34 Israel 1,062 2021 up 0.7% rising
35 Tajikistan 987.99 2020 up 166.8% volatile
36 Maldives 975.76 2020 down 0.3% rising
37 Ecuador 944.31 2019 up 141.9% rising
38 Bangladesh 903.43 2020 up 170.3% rising
39 Georgia 868.79 2020 up 27.1% rising
40 Libya 866.02 2012 up 32.3% rising
41 Uzbekistan 849.3 2020 up 92.2% rising
42 Botswana 815.32 2020 up 59.8% rising
43 Solomon Islands 803.15 2020 up 169.2% rising
44 Belize 796.12 2021 up 16.2% falling
45 Sao Tome and Principe 793.26 2018 up 150.6% rising
46 Qatar 777.9 2020 up 38.1% rising
47 Dominican Republic 772.01 2020 up 32.3% rising
48 Ghana 762.37 2020 up 173.7% rising
49 El Salvador 746.21 2020 up 75.9% rising
50 Italy 715.3 2020 up 14.2% flat
51 Malaysia 714.4 2021 down 2.8% falling
52 Kyrgyzstan 699.62 2020 up 594.8% volatile
53 Philippines 686.5 2020 up 82.2% rising
54 Vanuatu 667.53 2020 up 0.8% falling
55 Brazil 662.73 2019 up 38.7% rising
56 Azerbaijan 625.71 2014 up 571.2% rising
57 Laos 601.23 2020 up 79.5% rising
58 Paraguay 561.25 2020 up 332.0% volatile
59 East Timor 539.51 2020 up 246.4% volatile
60 Zimbabwe 501.78 2020 up 199.7% volatile
61 Egypt 479.85 2020 up 36.4% rising
62 Lebanon 468.93 2021 down 38.8% falling
63 Lesotho 414.78 2020 up 46.3% rising
64 Pakistan 402.27 2020 up 72.6% rising
65 Nicaragua 399.67 2021 up 64.7% rising
66 San Marino 377.43 2021 down 1.6% flat
67 Myanmar 341.11 2019 up 170.3% rising
68 Benin 322.97 2020 up 191.2% volatile
69 Uganda 318.52 2020 up 63.9% rising
70 Cote d'Ivoire 298.13 2020 up 134.6% rising
71 Equatorial Guinea 294.94 2020 up 71.2% rising
72 Rwanda 285.49 2020 up 4.9% volatile
73 Haiti 252.99 2020 down 24.8% flat
74 Togo 239.75 2020 up 51.0% rising
75 Senegal 225.5 2020 up 116.2% rising
76 Zambia 216.34 2020 up 62.6% volatile
77 Syria 212.06 2013 up 8.5% rising
78 Gabon 205.12 2013 up 44.7% rising
79 Djibouti 203.09 2020 up 199.6% volatile
80 Burkina Faso 194.06 2020 up 146.8% rising
81 Afghanistan 183.29 2019 up 109.5% rising
82 Mali 180.99 2020 up 85.8% rising
83 Eswatini 179.49 2020 down 65.1% falling
84 Mauritania 173.6 2020 up 97.8% rising
85 Malawi 169.67 2019 up 2.7% flat
86 Sierra Leone 156.77 2012 up 179.3% rising
87 Guinea-Bissau 155.81 2020 up 224.4% volatile
88 Congo 153.79 2017 up 298.0% volatile
89 Ethiopia 136.68 2012 up 105.1% rising
90 Comoros 135.3 2020 up 122.7% rising
91 Cameroon 118.92 2020 up 122.6% rising
92 Yemen 113.32 2015 up 71.4% rising
93 Madagascar 106.78 2020 up 0.4% rising
94 Guinea 95.17 2020 up 90.2% rising
95 South Sudan 81.47 2020 up 272.2% rising
96 Niger 67.15 2020 up 156.3% rising
97 Central African Republic 53.62 2017 up 136.2% rising
98 Democratic Republic of Congo 44.62 2018 up 819.0% volatile
99 Chad 37.89 2020 up 53.9% rising
100 China 36.45 2020 up 252.2% volatile
101 Burundi 33.07 2015 up 101.1% rising
102 Palestine 28.91 2021 up 39.1% rising

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Indicator
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,400 data points, 2004–2021
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.