Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Uganda
Uganda: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 318.52 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Uganda, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Uganda is 318.52, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Uganda peaked at 364.25 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 90.84, in 2004.
Uganda ranks 69th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 90.84 | — |
| 2005 | 100.71 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 115.97 | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 113.09 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 156.69 | +38.6% |
| 2009 | 175.43 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 194.34 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 181.49 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 205.21 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 190.7 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 201.23 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 210.23 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 252.85 | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 364.25 | +44.1% |
| 2018 | 292.26 | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 290.4 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 318.52 | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125.46 | 90.84 | 175.43 | 6 |
| 2010s | 238.29 | 181.49 | 364.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 318.52 | 318.52 | 318.52 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 66 San Marino 377.43 compare
- 67 Myanmar 341.11 compare
- 68 Benin 322.97 compare
- 70 Côte d'Ivoire 298.13 compare
- 71 Equatorial Guinea 294.94 compare
- 72 Rwanda 285.49 compare
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 977,433 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 810.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.53 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 53.4 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Uganda?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Uganda was 318.52 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 364.25 in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.84 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Uganda ranks 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.