Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.59 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea is 1.59, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.79 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2017.
That places Papua New Guinea 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.79 | — |
| 2005 | 1.77 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.68 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.68 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.55 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.71 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.62 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.58 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.54 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.52 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.59 | -1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.59 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.59 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 13% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 | 1.55 | 1.79 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0543 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.