Bank branches per 100,000 adults in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 7.98 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in United Arab Emirates, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 7.98 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in United Arab Emirates peaked at 15.07 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.98, in 2020.
That places United Arab Emirates 124th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.07 | — |
| 2005 | 13.32 | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 12.61 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 12.16 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 12.31 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.82 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 11.69 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.67 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.96 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 12.39 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.75 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 12.79 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.37 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 11.27 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 10.74 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.53 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 7.98 | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.88 | 11.82 | 15.07 | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.71 | 9.53 | 12.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.98 | 7.98 | 7.98 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 156,034 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 83.85 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 202.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 213.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 213.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 18,530 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in United Arab Emirates was 7.98 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 15.07 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.98 in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 124th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.