Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palestine
Palestine: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 28.91 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palestine, 2009–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Palestine recorded 28.91 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palestine peaked at 28.91 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.41, in 2009.
Palestine ranks 102nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18.41 | — |
| 2010 | 21.05 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 20.79 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.16 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.5 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 20.73 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.42 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.27 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 22 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 21.9 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.37 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 24.15 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 28.91 | +19.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 28.91 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 408.53, 7% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 28.91 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 628.88, 5% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.41 | 18.41 | 18.41 | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.32 | 20.42 | 23.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.53 | 24.15 | 28.91 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More financial sector data for Palestine
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7396 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,345 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6879 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 2,181 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -0.0475 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palestine?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Palestine was 28.91 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 28.91 in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.41 in 2009.
- How does Palestine rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Palestine ranks 102nd out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.