Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Yemen
Yemen: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 1.62 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Yemen, 2004–2015
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2015, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Yemen stood at 1.62. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Yemen peaked at 2.01 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 177th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.79 | — |
| 2005 | 1.89 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.96 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.01 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.99 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.98 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.88 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.68 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | -3.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.62 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.74, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.62 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.84, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.79 | 2.01 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.62 | 1.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 174 Malawi 2.27 compare
- 175 Cameroon 2.15 compare
- 176 Afghanistan 1.87 compare
- 178 Niger 1.59 compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 1.59 compare
- 180 South Sudan 1.45 compare
More financial sector data for Yemen
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0003 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 Yemen?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Yemen was 1.62 in 2015, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Yemen ranks 177th out of 185 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.