Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq
Iraq: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.85 in 2020. β² Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Iraq, 2004β2020
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 156th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
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 |
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More financial sector data for Iraq
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.71 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 280.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 196.49 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 53.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 53.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 71.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 71.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,524 SDR per person (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 156th out of 184 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.