Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 15.48 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritius, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritius is 15.48, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritius peaked at 22.47 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.48, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 71st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.14 | — |
| 2005 | 18.28 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 18.65 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 18.95 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 19.55 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 21.1 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 21.31 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 21.61 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.91 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.24 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.47 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 21.72 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.4 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 18.6 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 17.11 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 16.42 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.48 | -5.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 15.48 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.09, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 15.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.11 | 18.14 | 21.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.38 | 16.42 | 22.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.48 | 15.48 | 15.48 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritius?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Mauritius was 15.48 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 22.47 in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.48 in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Mauritius ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.