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 154th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6861 | — |
| 2005 | 0.6646 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6422 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.42 | +120.7% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 1.74 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.08 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 2.54 | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 2.71 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.32 | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 3.58 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.85 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.04 | +5.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 4.04 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 4.04 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Congo 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 | +120.7% | 0.6422 | 1.42 |
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
- 151 Kenya 4.39 compare
- 152 Zimbabwe 4.17 compare
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 4.11 compare
- 155 Mozambique 4 compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 3.88 compare
- 157 Iraq 3.85 compare
More financial sector data for Congo
- 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.25 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.1 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.25 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 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 154th out of 185 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.