Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos
Laos: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.21 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos, 2008–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos stood at 3.21.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos peaked at 3.21 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4794, in 2008.
Laos ranks 163rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4794 | — |
| 2009 | 2.35 | +391.2% |
| 2010 | 2.54 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.55 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.73 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.88 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.09 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.17 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.21 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.21 | -0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3.21 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3.21 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 26% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +391.2% | 0.4794 | 2.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 | 0.4794 | 2.35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.88 | 2.54 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More financial sector data for Laos
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.3 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.68 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.3 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 Laos?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos was 3.21 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4794 in 2008.
- How does Laos rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Laos ranks 163rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.