Bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Sudan
South Sudan: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.45 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Sudan, 2009–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 1.45 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Sudan peaked at 1.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6812, in 2009.
South Sudan ranks 180th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6812 | — |
| 2010 | 0.7262 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.755 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9583 | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 1.47 | +53.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 1.65 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.46 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.38 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.41 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6812 | 0.6812 | 0.6812 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 0.7262 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 177 Yemen 1.62 compare
- 178 Niger 1.59 compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 1.59 compare
- 181 Chad 0.8533 compare
- 182 Central African Republic 0.7075 compare
- 183 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6743 compare
More financial sector data for South Sudan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 30.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 9.59 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.24 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 12.24 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.24 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1.02 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Sudan?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Sudan was 1.45 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6812 in 2009.
- How does South Sudan rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- South Sudan ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.