Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.88 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Solomon Islands, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Solomon Islands stood at 3.88.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Solomon Islands peaked at 8.13 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.53, in 2013.
That places Solomon Islands 156th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.45 | — |
| 2005 | 7.98 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 8.13 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.93 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.73 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.54 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.48 | -40.6% |
| 2011 | 4.04 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 3.93 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.53 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.01 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 3.9 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.06 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.22 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.99 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.88 | -2.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 3.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 3.88 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 31% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -40.6% | 7.54 | 4.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.79 | 7.45 | 8.13 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.03 | 3.53 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More financial sector data for Solomon Islands
- 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.14 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.76 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.14 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 Solomon Islands?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Solomon Islands was 3.88 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.13 in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 in 2013.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Solomon Islands ranks 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.