Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Namibia
Namibia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 10.78 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Namibia, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 10.78 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Namibia peaked at 15.45 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.48, in 2017.
Namibia ranks 103rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.26 | — |
| 2005 | 11.16 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.12 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 12.71 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 12.81 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.82 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.82 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.95 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.84 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.94 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.53 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.62 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.45 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 10.48 | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 11.39 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 11.18 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 10.78 | -3.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 10.78 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 10.78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -32.1% | 15.45 | 10.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.14 | 11.16 | 12.82 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.72 | 10.48 | 15.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.78 | 10.78 | 10.78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More financial sector data for Namibia
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0484 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 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 Namibia?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Namibia was 10.78 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.45 in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.48 in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Namibia ranks 103rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.