Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Zambia
Zambia: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 216.34 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Zambia, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Zambia recorded 216.34 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2020.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Zambia peaked at 331.94 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.77, in 2004.
That places Zambia 76th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.77 | — |
| 2005 | 16.43 | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 21.98 | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 24.63 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 27.32 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 26.87 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 133.07 | +395.3% |
| 2011 | 150.84 | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 189.04 | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 258.21 | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 288.98 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 305.9 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 317.85 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 331.94 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 297.14 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 233.04 | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 216.34 | -7.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 216.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 408.53, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 216.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.06, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +395.3% | 26.87 | 133.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.67 | 12.77 | 27.32 | 6 |
| 2010s | 250.6 | 133.07 | 331.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.34 | 216.34 | 216.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More financial sector data for Zambia
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0008 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 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 Zambia?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Zambia was 216.34 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 331.94 in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.77 in 2004.
- How does Zambia rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Zambia ranks 76th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.