Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.87 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2004–2019
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
| 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% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.87 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.74, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.87 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.84, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.3666 | 2.23 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 1.87 | 2.39 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- 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 (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.006 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 (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0044 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 (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.