Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 793.26 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Sao Tome and Principe, 2007–2018
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 793.26 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 150.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 877.51 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 271.23, in 2007.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 45th out of 103 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 271.23 | — |
| 2008 | 316.6 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 357.94 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 394.11 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 443.73 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 704.99 | +58.9% |
| 2013 | 728.37 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 683.64 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 877.51 | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 747.95 | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 775.51 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 793.26 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 315.25 | 271.23 | 357.94 | 3 |
| 2010s | 683.23 | 394.11 | 877.51 | 9 |
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- 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Sao Tome and Principe was 793.26 in 2018, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 877.51 in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 271.23 in 2007.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.