Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda
Uganda: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.45 in 2020. β² Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda, 2004β2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.45 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda peaked at 3.05 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 2004.
Uganda ranks 171st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.15 | 2.42 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 2.45 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 168 Sierra Leone 2.65 compare
- 169 Haiti 2.62 compare
- 170 Madagascar 2.51 compare
- 172 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.3 compare
- 173 Malawi 2.27 compare
- 174 Cameroon 2.15 compare
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 977,433 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 810.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.53 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Uganda was 2.45 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Uganda ranks 171st out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.