Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan
Bhutan: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 19.31 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan, 2004–2019
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan is 19.31, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan peaked at 19.31 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.35, in 2007.
That places Bhutan 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.45 | — |
| 2005 | 14.01 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.66 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 13.35 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 13.5 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.65 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 15.26 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 17.4 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 13.35 | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 17.19 | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 16.62 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.46 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 16.49 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.36 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 18.39 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.31 | +5.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 19.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 19.31 is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.69, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.77 | 13.35 | 14.45 | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.88 | 13.35 | 19.31 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More financial sector data for Bhutan
- 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.82 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.71 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.82 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 Bhutan?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bhutan was 19.31 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.31 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.35 in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Bhutan ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.