Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.87 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.87
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
176th
of 185 countries
All-time high
2.39
in 2010
All-time low
0.3666
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2004–2019

0.511.522.52004201120192004: 0.3672005: 0.5832006: 0.9242007: 1.22008: 1.52009: 2.22010: 2.42011: 2.22012: 2.12013: 2.32014: 2.32015: 2.22016: 2.12017: 22018: 22019: 1.9

Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 1.87 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2019.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan peaked at 2.39 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3666, in 2004.

That places Afghanistan 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3666
2005 0.5831 +59.1%
2006 0.9238 +58.4%
2007 1.24 +34.0%
2008 1.48 +19.3%
2009 2.23 +50.7%
2010 2.39 +7.3%
2011 2.22 -7.2%
2012 2.13 -3.6%
2013 2.25 +5.6%
2014 2.3 +2.2%
2015 2.16 -6.2%
2016 2.11 -2.4%
2017 2.04 -3.5%
2018 1.96 -3.6%
2019 1.87 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.14 0.3666 2.23 6
2010s 2.14 1.87 2.39 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 173 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.3 compare
  2. 174 Malawi 2.27 compare
  3. 175 Cameroon 2.15 compare
  4. 177 Yemen 1.62 compare
  5. 178 Niger 1.59 compare
  6. 179 Papua New Guinea 1.59 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan?
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan was 1.87 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.39 in 2010.
What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3666 in 2004.
How does Afghanistan rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Afghanistan ranks 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bank branches per 100,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 3,022 data points, 2004–2021
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.