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

02505007501.0k1.2k2014201720202014: 886.32015: 884.52016: 1.0k2017: 1.1k2018: 1.1k2019: 1.1k2020: 1.2k

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

Annual values for Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in United Arab Emirates, 2014 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,001 884.53 1,083 6
2020s 1,224 1,224 1,224 1

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 22 Poland 1,274 compare
  2. 23 Hungary 1,266 compare
  3. 24 Kuwait 1,257 compare
  4. 26 Namibia 1,221 compare
  5. 27 Albania 1,133 compare
  6. 28 Suriname 1,130 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,400 data points, 2004–2021
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.