Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Congo
Congo: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 4.04 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Congo, 2004–2017
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2017, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Congo stood at 4.04. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 185.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Congo peaked at 4.04 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6422, in 2006.
Congo ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.6422 | 1.74 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 2.08 | 4.04 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 149 Kenya 4.39 compare
- 150 Zimbabwe 4.17 compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 4.11 compare
- 153 Mozambique 4 compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 3.88 compare
- 155 Iraq 3.85 compare
More financial sector data for Congo
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 1.81 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 230.97 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Broad money 28.4% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.2% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,999 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Congo?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Congo was 4.04 in 2017, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6422 in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Congo ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.