Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Seychelles
Seychelles: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 3,392 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Seychelles, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 3,392 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.9% on the previous year and up 383.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Seychelles peaked at 3,392 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 277.04, in 2004.
Seychelles ranks 2nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 277.04 | — |
| 2005 | 497.06 | +79.4% |
| 2006 | 524.63 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 573.06 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 598.36 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 672.98 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 702.26 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 737.09 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1,028 | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 1,704 | +65.7% |
| 2014 | 1,675 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,742 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1,765 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,824 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,849 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2,425 | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 3,392 | +39.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 3,392 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,278, 2.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 3,392 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.06, 17.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +79.4% | 277.04 | 497.06 |
| 2013 | +65.7% | 1,028 | 1,704 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 523.86 | 277.04 | 672.98 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,545 | 702.26 | 2,425 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,392 | 3,392 | 3,392 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 1 Saudi Arabia 273,254 compare
- 3 Singapore 2,405 compare
- 4 Estonia 2,051 compare
- 5 Cape Verde 2,008 compare
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 Seychelles?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Seychelles was 3,392 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3,392 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 277.04 in 2004.
- How does Seychelles rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Seychelles ranks 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 383.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.