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% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More financial sector data for Zambia
- 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 (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 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 (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0008 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 (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0011 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 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.