Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 60.25 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 60.25 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria peaked at 92.34 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.52, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 7th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 84.93 | — |
| 2005 | 85.44 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.53 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 88.37 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 92.34 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 92.26 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.9 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 60.02 | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 61.36 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 60.78 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 60.4 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 60.32 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.52 | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 51.01 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 52.8 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 57.89 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 60.25 | +4.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 60.25 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 2.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 60.25 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.88, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -34.7% | 91.9 | 60.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.98 | 84.53 | 92.34 | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.5 | 48.52 | 91.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.25 | 60.25 | 60.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 4 United States 138.25 compare
- 5 Bolivia 68.81 compare
- 6 Mongolia 62.59 compare
- 8 Luxembourg 59 compare
- 9 Seychelles 46.63 compare
- 10 Spain 45.53 compare
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- 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 20.89 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 15.25 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 20.89 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 Bulgaria?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Bulgaria was 60.25 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.34 in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.52 in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.