Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Pakistan
Pakistan: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 402.27 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Pakistan, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Pakistan stood at 402.27. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Pakistan peaked at 402.27 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 126.31, in 2004.
Pakistan ranks 64th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 126.31 | — |
| 2005 | 137.34 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 189.1 | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 205.19 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 203.33 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 208.37 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 233.1 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 250.54 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 261.68 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 279.64 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 292.95 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 323.03 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 330.68 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 354.2 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 364.24 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 375.89 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 402.27 | +7.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 402.27 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 408.53, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 402.27 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 628.88, 64% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +37.7% | 137.34 | 189.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 178.27 | 126.31 | 208.37 | 6 |
| 2010s | 306.6 | 233.1 | 375.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 402.27 | 402.27 | 402.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More financial sector data for Pakistan
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0005 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 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 Pakistan?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Pakistan was 402.27 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 402.27 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 126.31 in 2004.
- How does Pakistan rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Pakistan ranks 64th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.