Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 183.29 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
183.29
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
81st
of 103 countries
All-time high
183.29
in 2019
All-time low
36.4
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2008–2019

501001502002008201320192008: 36.42009: 87.52010: 105.92011: 139.42012: 166.12013: 155.82014: 172.82015: 181.12016: 182.12017: 166.22018: 174.32019: 183.3

Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 183.29 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Afghanistan peaked at 183.29 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.4, in 2008.

That places Afghanistan 81st out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 36.4
2009 87.49 +140.3%
2010 105.89 +21.0%
2011 139.44 +31.7%
2012 166.11 +19.1%
2013 155.78 -6.2%
2014 172.81 +10.9%
2015 181.09 +4.8%
2016 182.15 +0.6%
2017 166.17 -8.8%
2018 174.3 +4.9%
2019 183.29 +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.94 36.4 87.49 2
2010s 162.7 105.89 183.29 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 78 Gabon 205.12 compare
  2. 79 Djibouti 203.09 compare
  3. 80 Burkina Faso 194.06 compare
  4. 82 Mali 180.99 compare
  5. 83 Eswatini 179.49 compare
  6. 84 Mauritania 173.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Afghanistan?
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Afghanistan was 183.29 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 183.29 in 2019.
What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 36.4 in 2008.
How does Afghanistan rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
Afghanistan ranks 81st out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
Last refreshed

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