Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana
Ghana: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 6.14 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana stood at 6.14.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana peaked at 8.54 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.04, in 2004.
That places Ghana 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.04 | — |
| 2005 | 3.2 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.56 | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 4.51 | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 4.7 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.02 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 5.28 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.29 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.57 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.72 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.94 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.98 | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 6.98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.42 | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 8.54 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.3 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.14 | -26.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 6.14 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 6.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.01 | 3.04 | 5.02 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 5.28 | 8.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 | 6.14 | 6.14 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More financial sector data for Ghana
- 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.61 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.64 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.61 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 Ghana?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Ghana was 6.14 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.54 in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Ghana ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.