Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia
Gambia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 7.23 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia stood at 7.23.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia peaked at 8.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2004.
Gambia ranks 127th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | — |
| 2005 | 4.22 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 5.75 | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 6.87 | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 7.16 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 8.74 | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 8.47 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.49 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 8.3 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.38 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.54 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 7.71 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 7.09 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 7.23 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.48 | 4 | 7.16 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.97 | 6.9 | 8.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 | 7.23 | 7.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More financial sector data for Gambia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 23,409 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 26.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 423.08 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 482.20 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 482.20 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 482.20 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 174.71 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 174.71 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Gambia was 7.23 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.74 in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Gambia ranks 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.