Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq
Iraq: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.85 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq stood at 3.85.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq peaked at 5.52 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.171, in 2004.
Iraq ranks 157th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.171 | — |
| 2005 | 0.173 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | +1867.9% |
| 2007 | 3.39 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.41 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.82 | +41.2% |
| 2010 | 5.29 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.52 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 5.4 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.25 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.86 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4.05 | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 3.97 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.38 | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 3.94 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 3.85 | -2.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3.85 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.09, 27% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3.85 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.84, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1867.9% | 0.173 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | +41.2% | 3.41 | 4.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 | 0.171 | 4.82 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.77 | 3.94 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More financial sector data for Iraq
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 8.44 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.17 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 8.44 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 Iraq?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq was 3.85 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.171 in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Iraq ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.