Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 6.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2021, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica stood at 6.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica peaked at 6.98 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.98 | — |
| 2005 | 6.74 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.66 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.82 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.48 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 6.14 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.02 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.94 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.63 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 5.18 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.14 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.67 | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 6.35 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.48 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.35 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.73 | 6.48 | 6.98 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.86 | 5.1 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 | 6.3 | 6.35 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,559 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica was 6.3 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Jamaica ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.