Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin
Benin: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.42 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin, 2004–2020
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 160th out of 185 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.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9555 | — |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.64 | +48.5% |
| 2007 | 2.04 | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 2.45 | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 2.84 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 3.06 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.29 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 3.28 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.36 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.46 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.65 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.62 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.37 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.27 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.94 | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 3.42 | -13.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.42 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.42 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More financial sector data for Benin
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.7 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.24 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.7 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 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 160th out of 185 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.