Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden
Sweden: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 224.79 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Sweden, 2004β2021
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 184 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.
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 of America 138.25 compare
- 5 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.81 compare
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 966,527 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 141.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 33.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 41.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 54.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 54.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (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 184 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.