Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 4.11 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Guinea-Bissau, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Guinea-Bissau stood at 4.11. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.11 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1368, in 2004.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 153rd 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1368 | — |
| 2005 | 0.2659 | +94.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3881 | +46.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5033 | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | +143.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +55.5% |
| 2010 | 1.96 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.36 | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 2.51 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.76 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 2.69 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.31 | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 3.23 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.14 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.05 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.78 | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 4.11 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7366 | 0.1368 | 1.9 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.88 | 1.96 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 150 Syrian Arab Republic 4.39 compare
- 151 Kenya 4.39 compare
- 152 Zimbabwe 4.17 compare
- 154 Congo 4.04 compare
- 155 Mozambique 4 compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 3.88 compare
More financial sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 145,265 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 129.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.6279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 9.6% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 326.78 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 307.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 10.0% (2025)
- Broad money 37.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 10.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Guinea-Bissau?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Guinea-Bissau was 4.11 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1368 in 2004.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 153rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.