Bank branches per 100,000 adults in New Zealand
New Zealand: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 17.73 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in New Zealand, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2021, bank branches per 100,000 adults in New Zealand stood at 17.73. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in New Zealand peaked at 35.7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.73, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 65th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35.01 | — |
| 2005 | 35.15 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 35.35 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.14 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.99 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 35.7 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 34.49 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 33.91 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 33.32 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 30.83 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 29.51 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 28.87 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 29.57 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.17 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 26.67 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 25.12 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 21.38 | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 17.73 | -17.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 17.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 86% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 17.73 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.22 | 34.99 | 35.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.95 | 25.12 | 34.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.56 | 17.73 | 21.38 | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 81.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 59.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 81.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in New Zealand?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in New Zealand was 17.73 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.73 in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- New Zealand ranks 65th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.