Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 136.68 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
136.68
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
89th
of 103 countries
All-time high
136.68
in 2012
All-time low
66.65
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2012
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Ethiopia, 2006–2012
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Ethiopia is 136.68, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 105.1% over ten years.
That places Ethiopia 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 66.65 | — |
| 2007 | 75.2 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 78.28 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 91.08 | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 103.45 | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 111.18 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 136.68 | +22.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 136.68 is below the median for low income countries, which is 146.25, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 136.68 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.06, 70% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8 | 66.65 | 91.08 | 4 |
| 2010s | 117.1 | 103.45 | 136.68 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More financial sector data for Ethiopia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0554 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Ethiopia?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Ethiopia was 136.68 in 2012, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 136.68 in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.65 in 2006.
- How does Ethiopia rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Ethiopia ranks 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2012.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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About this data
For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.