Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in China
China: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 36.45 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in China, 2006–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in China is 36.45, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 252.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in China peaked at 36.45 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.52, in 2006.
That places China 100th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.52 | — |
| 2007 | 7.36 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 8.16 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 9.11 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 10.35 | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 11.82 | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 13.3 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 15 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 17.05 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 19.33 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 22.25 | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 25.55 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 29.18 | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 33.21 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 36.45 | +9.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 36.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 944.31, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- China's 36.45 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 714.4, 5% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.79 | 6.52 | 9.11 | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.7 | 10.35 | 33.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.45 | 36.45 | 36.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in China?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in China was 36.45 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 36.45 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 in 2006.
- How does China rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- China ranks 100th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 252.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.