Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 0.7075 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Central African Republic, 2004–2017
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.7075 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2017.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Central African Republic peaked at 1.06 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3019, in 2006.
That places Central African Republic 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.313 | — |
| 2005 | 0.3068 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3019 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5093 | +68.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5433 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7832 | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8964 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9366 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9786 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9793 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6905 | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6806 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7075 | +4.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.7075 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.74, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.7075 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Central African Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +68.7% | 0.3019 | 0.5093 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4596 | 0.3019 | 0.7832 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8664 | 0.6806 | 1.06 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 179 Papua New Guinea 1.59 compare
- 180 South Sudan 1.45 compare
- 181 Chad 0.8533 compare
- 183 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6743 compare
- 184 Palestine 0.5197 compare
- 185 Ukraine 0.41 compare
More financial sector data for Central African Republic
- 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1282 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0936 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1282 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 Central African Republic?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Central African Republic was 0.7075 in 2017, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3019 in 2006.
- How does Central African Republic rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Central African Republic ranks 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.