Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 18.36 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lebanon, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 18.36 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lebanon peaked at 26.98 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.36, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 60th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.98 | — |
| 2005 | 26.86 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 26.35 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 26.45 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.45 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.51 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 26.29 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 26 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.86 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 24 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 23.55 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 23 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.56 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 22.25 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.27 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.66 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 20.32 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 18.36 | -9.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 18.36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 18.36 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.84, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6 | 26.35 | 26.98 | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.64 | 21.66 | 26.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.34 | 18.36 | 20.32 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 Lebanon?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Lebanon was 18.36 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.98 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.36 in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Lebanon ranks 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.