Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 1,224 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,224
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
25th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1,224
in 2020
All-time low
884.53
in 2015
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in United Arab Emirates, 2014–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in United Arab Emirates stood at 1,224. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 886.35 | — |
| 2015 | 884.53 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,009 | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 1,063 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,083 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,080 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,224 | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,001 | 884.53 | 1,083 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,224 | 1,224 | 1,224 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 156,034 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 83.85 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 202.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 213.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 213.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 18,530 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in United Arab Emirates was 1,224 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1,224 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 884.53 in 2015.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.