Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 0.6743 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2004–2019
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Democratic Republic of 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 Congo peaked at 1.03 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.451, in 2006.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 183rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4587 | — |
| 2005 | 0.4545 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.451 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4785 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4727 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4843 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.601 | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6105 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6913 | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6483 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.794 | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | +29.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8421 | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8737 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8882 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6743 | -24.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.6743 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.74, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.6743 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 Congo
- 180 South Sudan 1.45 compare
- 181 Chad 0.8533 compare
- 182 Central African Republic 0.7075 compare
- 184 Palestine 0.5197 compare
- 185 Ukraine 0.41 compare
More financial sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of 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 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 Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.451 in 2006.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Democratic Republic of 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 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.