Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Qatar
Qatar: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 777.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Qatar, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Qatar is 777.9, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Qatar peaked at 777.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 563.4, in 2010.
Qatar ranks 46th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 685.15 | — |
| 2005 | 720.52 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 683.23 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 635.55 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 620.79 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 574.6 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 563.4 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 579.06 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 580.69 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 621.93 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 614.11 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 666.54 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 701.37 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 736.5 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 753.25 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 773.1 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 777.9 | +0.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 777.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,278, 61% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 777.9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 628.88, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 653.3 | 574.6 | 720.52 | 6 |
| 2010s | 659 | 563.4 | 773.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 777.9 | 777.9 | 777.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 43 Solomon Islands 803.15 compare
- 44 Belize 796.12 compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 793.26 compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 772.01 compare
- 48 Ghana 762.37 compare
- 49 El Salvador 746.21 compare
More financial sector data for Qatar
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % 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 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % 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 64.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % 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 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Qatar?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Qatar was 777.9 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 777.9 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 563.4 in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Qatar ranks 46th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.