Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia
Zambia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.16 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3.16 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia peaked at 4.83 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 2005.
That places Zambia 164th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.03 | — |
| 2005 | 2.91 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.26 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 3.63 | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 3.82 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.11 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 4.34 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.58 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 4.83 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.8 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.81 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.63 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.91 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 3.29 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 3.16 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.27 | 2.91 | 3.82 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.33 | 3.29 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Zambia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 21.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 50.49 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia was 3.16 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Zambia ranks 164th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.