Bank branches per 100,000 adults in China
China: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 8.79 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
8.79
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
116th
of 184 countries
All-time high
8.88
in 2018
All-time low
7.76
in 2012
Years of data
9
2012β2020
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in China, 2012β2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
China recorded 8.79 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in China peaked at 8.88 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.76, in 2012.
China ranks 116th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.44 | 7.76 | 8.88 | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.79 | 8.79 | 8.79 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 194.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in China?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in China was 8.79 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.88 in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.76 in 2012.
- How does China rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- China ranks 116th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.