Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Rwanda
Rwanda: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 285.49 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Rwanda, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 285.49 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Rwanda peaked at 285.49 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 2004.
Rwanda ranks 72nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.6 | — |
| 2005 | 8.93 | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 10.73 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 24.31 | +126.6% |
| 2008 | 192.63 | +692.3% |
| 2009 | 221.01 | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 272.12 | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 173.26 | -36.3% |
| 2012 | 212.99 | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 216.87 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 169.75 | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 148.02 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 191.87 | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 206.57 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 266.29 | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 261.18 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 285.49 | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.53 | 7.6 | 221.01 | 6 |
| 2010s | 211.89 | 148.02 | 272.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 285.49 | 285.49 | 285.49 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -19.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0853 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 95.89 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -22.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 98.37 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -22.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 98.37 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -22.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 98.37 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Rwanda?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Rwanda was 285.49 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 285.49 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 2004.
- How does Rwanda rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Rwanda ranks 72nd out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.