Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga
Tonga: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 33.01 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga, 2004–2018
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2018, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga stood at 33.01.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga peaked at 33.59 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.75, in 2014.
That places Tonga 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.22 | — |
| 2005 | 20.85 | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 20.67 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 22.03 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 23.34 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 21.6 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 21.51 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.52 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 20.09 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 21.78 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 18.75 | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 31.21 | +66.5% |
| 2016 | 30.96 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 33.59 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 33.01 | -1.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 33.01 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.09, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 33.01 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +66.5% | 18.75 | 31.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.12 | 20.67 | 24.22 | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.82 | 18.75 | 33.59 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More financial sector data for Tonga
- 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 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 45.37 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 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 33.13 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 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 45.37 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 Tonga?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Tonga was 33.01 in 2018, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 33.59 in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.75 in 2014.
- How does Tonga rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Tonga ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.