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

Latest (2020)
1.59
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
179th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.79
in 2004
All-time low
1.5
in 2017
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2020

00.511.522004201220202004: 1.82005: 1.82006: 1.72007: 1.72008: 1.62009: 1.52010: 1.62011: 1.72012: 1.72013: 1.72014: 1.62015: 1.62016: 1.52017: 1.52018: 1.52019: 1.62020: 1.6

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

Annual values for Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Papua New Guinea, 2004 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Bank branches per 100,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 3,022 data points, 2004–2021
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.