Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Niger
Niger: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 67.15 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Niger, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Niger is 67.15, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 156.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Niger peaked at 67.15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.33, in 2005.
Niger ranks 96th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.25 | — |
| 2005 | 11.33 | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 13.49 | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 18.45 | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 21.76 | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 23.64 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 26.2 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 30.4 | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 34.94 | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 40.95 | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 50.31 | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 49.88 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 59 | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 50.97 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 53.38 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 58.33 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 67.15 | +15.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 67.15 is below the median for low income countries, which is 146.25, 46% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Niger's 67.15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.06, 35% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -30.2% | 16.25 | 11.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.49 | 11.33 | 23.64 | 6 |
| 2010s | 45.44 | 26.2 | 59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.15 | 67.15 | 67.15 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 93 Madagascar 106.78 compare
- 94 Guinea 95.17 compare
- 95 South Sudan 81.47 compare
- 97 Central African Republic 53.62 compare
- 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 44.62 compare
- 99 Chad 37.89 compare
More financial sector data for Niger
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9039 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 Niger?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Niger was 67.15 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 67.15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.33 in 2005.
- How does Niger rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Niger ranks 96th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.