Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 0.6743 in 2019. β² Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2004β2019
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 0.6743 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2019.
The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.03 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.451, in 2006.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 182nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4666 | 0.451 | 0.4843 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7652 | 0.601 | 1.03 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 179 South Sudan 1.45 compare
- 180 Chad 0.8533 compare
- 181 Central African Republic 0.7075 compare
- 183 Palestine 0.5197 compare
- 184 Ukraine 0.41 compare
More financial sector data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 11.2% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.69 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 23.76 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 18.33 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 11.3% (2023)
- Broad money 21.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 1.5% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 11.3% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 2,693 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,309 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.6743 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.451 in 2006.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.