Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kenya
Kenya: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 4.39 in 2021. β² Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kenya, 2004β2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.39 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2021.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kenya peaked at 5.59 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 150th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 | 2.6 | 4.36 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.15 | 4.65 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 | 4.39 | 4.67 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 147 Tajikistan, Republic of 4.53 compare
- 148 Nigeria 4.45 compare
- 149 Syrian Arab Republic 4.39 compare
- 151 Zimbabwe 4.17 compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 4.11 compare
- 153 Congo, Republic of 4.04 compare
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.03 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.15 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 796.06 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Broad money 37.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 129.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,330 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kenya?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kenya was 4.39 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Kenya ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.