Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 19.83 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Hong Kong, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 19.83 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Hong Kong peaked at 23.84 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.83, in 2021.
Hong Kong ranks 53rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.55 | — |
| 2005 | 23.24 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.06 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.42 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 23.8 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 23.52 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.84 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 23.83 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.27 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 22.82 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 22.56 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.17 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 21.46 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.04 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 21.19 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.98 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.24 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 19.83 | -2.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 19.83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 96% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 19.83 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.43 | 23.06 | 23.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.32 | 20.98 | 23.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.04 | 19.83 | 20.24 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Hong Kong?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Hong Kong was 19.83 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 23.84 in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.83 in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Hong Kong ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.