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
103
Highest
273,254
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
0
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
699.62
Years covered
18
2004–2021
Data points
1,400
What the numbers show
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 273,254 in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 0 in Tanzania, United Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 699.62, and the mean is 3,408.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (up 819.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini, Kingdom of (down 65.1%).
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cabo Verde | 2,008 | 2020 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 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 Darussalam | 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, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 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 | Kyrgyz Republic | 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, Republic of | 625.71 | 2014 | up 571.2% | rising |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 601.23 | 2020 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 561.25 | 2020 | up 332.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | 539.51 | 2020 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 501.78 | 2020 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 479.85 | 2020 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 62 | Lebanon | 468.93 | 2021 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 63 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 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, Republic of | 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 | Côte d'Ivoire | 298.13 | 2020 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 71 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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, Islamic Republic of | 183.29 | 2019 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 82 | Mali | 180.99 | 2020 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 83 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 179.49 | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 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, Republic of | 153.79 | 2017 | up 298.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 136.68 | 2012 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 90 | Comoros, Union of the | 135.3 | 2020 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 91 | Cameroon | 118.92 | 2020 | up 122.6% | rising |
| 92 | Yemen, Republic of | 113.32 | 2015 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 93 | Madagascar, Republic of | 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 44.62 | 2018 | up 819.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Chad | 37.89 | 2020 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 100 | China, People's Republic of | 36.45 | 2020 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Burundi | 33.07 | 2015 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 102 | Palestine, State of | 28.91 | 2021 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 103 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 | 2014 | — | flat |
About this data
For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.