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% |
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
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 256.88 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 256.98 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 268.89 SDR per person (2024)
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.