Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tanzania
Tanzania: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tanzania, 2005–2014
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 2.3 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2014.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tanzania peaked at 2.52 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.23, in 2005.
That places Tanzania 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.23 | — |
| 2006 | 1.28 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.55 | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.86 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.92 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.17 | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 2.52 | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -9.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.23 | 1.84 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.16 | 1.86 | 2.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More financial sector data for Tanzania
- 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8467 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 Tanzania?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tanzania was 2.3 in 2014, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Tanzania ranks 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2014.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.