Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia

Zambia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.16 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.16
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
164th
of 185 countries
All-time high
4.83
in 2014
All-time low
2.91
in 2005
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia, 2004–2020

0123452004201220202004: 32005: 2.92006: 32007: 3.32008: 3.62009: 3.82010: 42011: 4.12012: 4.32013: 4.62014: 4.82015: 4.82016: 4.82017: 4.62018: 3.92019: 3.32020: 3.2

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

Annual values for Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Zambia, 2004 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 161 Sudan 3.37 compare
  2. 162 Burundi 3.22 compare
  3. 163 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.21 compare
  4. 165 Ethiopia 2.94 compare
  5. 166 Liberia 2.88 compare
  6. 167 Burkina Faso 2.82 compare

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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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Indicator
Bank branches per 100,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 3,022 data points, 2004–2021
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.