Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palau
Palau: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 1,119 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
1,119
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
29th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1,312
in 2014
All-time low
1,119
in 2017
Years of data
6
2012–2017
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palau, 2012–2017
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Palau recorded 1,119 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
That places Palau 29th out of 103 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,248 | — |
| 2013 | 1,272 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,312 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,165 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 1,144 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,119 | -2.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1,119 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,278, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1,119 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 714.4, 1.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palau
More financial sector data for Palau
- 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.97 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0064 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 25.53 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.97 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0064 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palau?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palau was 1,119 in 2017, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,312 in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,119 in 2017.
- How does Palau rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Palau ranks 29th out of 103 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.