Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Gabon
Gabon: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 205.12 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
205.12
Change on year
up 25.5%
World rank
78th
of 103 countries
All-time high
205.12
in 2013
All-time low
141.71
in 2008
Years of data
6
2008–2013
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Gabon, 2008–2013
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Gabon recorded 205.12 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2013. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.5% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
That places Gabon 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 141.71 | — |
| 2009 | 143.1 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 156.83 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 171.11 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 163.4 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 205.12 | +25.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 205.12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 944.31, 22% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 205.12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.06, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 142.41 | 141.71 | 143.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 174.11 | 156.83 | 205.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Gabon?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Gabon was 205.12 in 2013, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 205.12 in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.71 in 2008.
- How does Gabon rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Gabon ranks 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2013.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.