Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1,501 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1,501 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,784 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,404, in 2005.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,424 | — |
| 2005 | 1,404 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,437 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,463 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,479 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,548 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1,579 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,598 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,613 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,650 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,748 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,781 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,784 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,778 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,737 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,689 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,597 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,501 | -6.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1,501 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 72.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1,501 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.84, 138.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,459 | 1,404 | 1,548 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,696 | 1,579 | 1,784 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,549 | 1,501 | 1,597 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 2 Sweden 224.79 compare
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- 4 United States 138.25 compare
More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Saudi Arabia?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Saudi Arabia was 1,501 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,784 in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,404 in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.