Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nepal
Nepal: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 22.27 in 2021. β Volatile
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nepal, 2004β2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nepal is 22.27, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 202.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nepal peaked at 22.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.51, in 2005.
Nepal ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 | 2.51 | 4.59 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.36 | 5.1 | 17.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.89 | 21.52 | 22.27 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Nepal
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 90.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.97 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Broad money 131.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 139.12 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -364,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nepal?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nepal was 22.27 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.27 in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Nepal ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.