Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kenya
Kenya: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 4.39 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kenya, 2004–2021
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 151st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.7 | — |
| 2005 | 2.6 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.69 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.51 | +30.5% |
| 2008 | 4.07 | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 4.36 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 4.65 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 4.92 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.19 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.28 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.48 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.59 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.37 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 5.21 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.79 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.67 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.39 | -5.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.39 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
More financial sector data for Kenya
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 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 151st out of 185 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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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.