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% |
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
- 97 Central African Republic 53.62 compare
- 98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 44.62 compare
- 99 Chad 37.89 compare
- 101 Burundi 33.07 compare
- 102 Palestine, State of 28.91 compare
- 103 Tanzania, United Republic of 0
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (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.