Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda
Rwanda: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 4.59 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda stood at 4.59.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda peaked at 6.28 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4025, in 2004.
That places Rwanda 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 2.12 | 0.4025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 4.99 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.59 | 4.59 | 4.59 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.18 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.85 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.22 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Broad money 26.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 0.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1,428 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 6,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Rwanda was 4.59 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4025 in 2004.
- How does Rwanda rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Rwanda ranks 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.