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 176th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
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
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- 177 Papua New Guinea 1.59 compare
- 178 South Sudan 1.45 compare
- 179 Chad 0.8533 compare
More financial sector data for Niger
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 9.5% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.04 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 736.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 9.6% (2025)
- Broad money 17.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 9.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -7,704 (2025)
- Claims on central government 4.4% (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 176th out of 183 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.