Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belize
Belize: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 18.03 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belize, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Belize recorded 18.03 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belize peaked at 26.88 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.03, in 2021.
That places Belize 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.64 | — |
| 2005 | 25.38 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 23.35 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 26.26 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 26.88 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 25.93 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 25.04 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 24.18 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 23.38 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 23.93 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 23.17 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 20.81 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 20.22 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.64 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 19.1 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 18.59 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.12 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.03 | -0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 18.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.09, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 18.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.64, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.57 | 23.35 | 26.88 | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.8 | 18.59 | 25.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.07 | 18.03 | 18.12 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More financial sector data for Belize
- 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.12 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 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 14.69 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.12 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 Belize?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Belize was 18.03 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 26.88 in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.03 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.