Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Niger
Niger: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.59 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Niger, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Niger is 1.59, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Niger peaked at 1.71 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5234, in 2004.
Niger ranks 178th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5234 | — |
| 2005 | 0.679 | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7559 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9208 | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.22 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.55 | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 1.65 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.66 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.67 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.68 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.63 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.63 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.59 | -2.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.59 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.74, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8458 | 0.5234 | 1.12 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.22 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 175 Cameroon 2.15 compare
- 176 Afghanistan 1.87 compare
- 177 Yemen 1.62 compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 1.59 compare
- 180 South Sudan 1.45 compare
- 181 Chad 0.8533 compare
More financial sector data for Niger
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9039 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 Niger?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Niger was 1.59 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5234 in 2004.
- How does Niger rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Niger ranks 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.