Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Palestine
Palestine: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 0.5197 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Palestine, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Palestine is 0.5197, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Palestine peaked at 0.5243 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2558, in 2004.
That places Palestine 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2558 | — |
| 2005 | 0.2569 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2729 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2848 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3253 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3465 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3423 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3581 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3607 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3637 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3895 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4065 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4496 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4838 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4972 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4968 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5243 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5197 | -0.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.5197 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.5197 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.84, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2904 | 0.2558 | 0.3465 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4148 | 0.3423 | 0.4972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.522 | 0.5197 | 0.5243 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 181 Chad 0.8533 compare
- 182 Central African Republic 0.7075 compare
- 183 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6743 compare
- 185 Ukraine 0.41 compare
More financial sector data for Palestine
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7396 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,345 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6879 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 2,181 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -0.0475 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Palestine?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Palestine was 0.5197 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5243 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2558 in 2004.
- How does Palestine rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Palestine ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.