Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belgium
Belgium: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 26.23 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belgium, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belgium is 26.23, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belgium peaked at 57.28 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.23, in 2020.
That places Belgium 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.29 | 48 | 57.28 | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.43 | 29.64 | 45.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.23 | 26.23 | 26.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 27 San Marino 28.6 compare
- 28 Iceland 28.11 compare
- 29 Croatia 26.84 compare
- 31 Montenegro 25.75 compare
- 32 Australia 25.43 compare
- 33 United Kingdom 25.14 compare
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 64,305 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 255.88 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 23.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 17.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 41.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 40.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,423 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belgium?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belgium was 26.23 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 57.28 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.23 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.