Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Liberia
Liberia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.88 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Liberia, 2006–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.88 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Liberia peaked at 3.82 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8425, in 2006.
That places Liberia 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8425 | — |
| 2007 | 1.12 | +32.4% |
| 2008 | 1.66 | +48.5% |
| 2009 | 2.95 | +78.1% |
| 2010 | 3.65 | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 3.75 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.68 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.82 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.74 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.05 | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 2.96 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.98 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.17 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.88 | -6.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.88 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.74, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.88 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Liberia 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 | +78.1% | 1.66 | 2.95 |
| 2008 | +48.5% | 1.12 | 1.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 | 0.8425 | 2.95 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.39 | 2.96 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More financial sector data for Liberia
- 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 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.73 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 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.64 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 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.73 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 Liberia?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Liberia was 2.88 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8425 in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Liberia ranks 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.