Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden
Sweden: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 224.79 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2021, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden stood at 224.79. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden peaked at 517.14 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 224.79, in 2021.
That places Sweden 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 517.14 | — |
| 2005 | 511.31 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 511.74 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 504.15 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 508.75 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 484.82 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 471.7 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 450.9 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 448.85 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 439.34 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 427.12 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 388.48 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 352 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 324.16 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 297.98 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 327.13 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 273.59 | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 224.79 | -17.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 224.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 10.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 224.79 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.88, 9.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 506.32 | 484.82 | 517.14 | 6 |
| 2010s | 392.77 | 297.98 | 471.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 249.19 | 224.79 | 273.59 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Saudi Arabia 1,501 compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 176.95 compare
- 4 United States 138.25 compare
- 5 Bolivia 68.81 compare
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % 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 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden was 224.79 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 517.14 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.79 in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.