Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Seychelles
Seychelles: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 46.63 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Seychelles, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 46.63 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Seychelles peaked at 55.07 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.21, in 2005.
Seychelles ranks 9th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 42.36 | — |
| 2005 | 40.21 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 40.85 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 40.45 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 46.85 | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 46.32 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 46.18 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 47.42 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 48.42 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 49.02 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 54.04 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 54.36 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 53.72 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 53.18 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 51.43 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 55.07 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 46.63 | -15.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 46.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 2.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 46.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 11.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.84 | 40.21 | 46.85 | 6 |
| 2010s | 51.28 | 46.18 | 55.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.63 | 46.63 | 46.63 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 Seychelles?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Seychelles was 46.63 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 55.07 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.21 in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Seychelles ranks 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.