Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway
Norway: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 5.5 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway, 2005–2017
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2017, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway stood at 5.5. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway peaked at 12.31 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 2017.
That places Norway 140th out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.83 | 11.02 | 12.31 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.56 | 5.5 | 10.96 | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Norway
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.08 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 55.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 11,126 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway was 5.5 in 2017, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.31 in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Norway ranks 140th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.