Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin
Benin: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.42 in 2020. β² Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin, 2004β2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin is 3.42, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin peaked at 3.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9555, in 2004.
That places Benin 159th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 | 0.9555 | 2.84 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.43 | 3.06 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Benin
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.7% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 3.35 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
- Broad money 29.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -7,847 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin was 3.42 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9555 in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Benin ranks 159th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.