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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.09, 45% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6.3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.64, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +29.8% | 5.14 | 6.67 |
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
- 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 13.2 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.64 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 13.2 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 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.