Bank branches per 100,000 adults in East Timor
East Timor: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 5.64 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in East Timor, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in East Timor stood at 5.64.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 222.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in East Timor peaked at 6.17 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 2004.
That places East Timor 138th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.12 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | +78.2% |
| 2006 | 1.95 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.85 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.75 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.86 | +120.6% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.82 | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 4.97 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.97 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.83 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.08 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 5.96 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 6.17 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.64 | -8.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 5.64 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 5.64 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 45% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +120.6% | 1.75 | 3.86 |
| 2005 | +78.2% | 1.12 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.12 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 1.75 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More financial sector data for East Timor
- 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 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.2 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 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.07 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 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.2 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 East Timor?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in East Timor was 5.64 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2004.
- How does East Timor rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- East Timor ranks 138th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.