Commercial bank branches in Bhutan
Bhutan: Commercial bank branches was 24.6 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Bhutan, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial bank branches in Bhutan is 24.6 per 100,000 adults, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 94.8% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Bhutan peaked at 24.6 per 100,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.63 per 100,000 adults, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.81 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 13.35 per 100,000 adults | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 13 per 100,000 adults | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.71 per 100,000 adults | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.85 per 100,000 adults | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.98 per 100,000 adults | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.54 per 100,000 adults | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 16.64 per 100,000 adults | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 12.83 per 100,000 adults | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 16.63 per 100,000 adults | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 16.16 per 100,000 adults | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.08 per 100,000 adults | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.18 per 100,000 adults | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.05 per 100,000 adults | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 18.08 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.96 per 100,000 adults | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 18.64 per 100,000 adults | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 20.51 per 100,000 adults | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 12.98 per 100,000 adults | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 12.63 per 100,000 adults | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 24.6 per 100,000 adults | +94.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.12 per 100,000 adults | 12.71 per 100,000 adults | 13.81 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.42 per 100,000 adults | 12.83 per 100,000 adults | 18.96 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.87 per 100,000 adults | 12.63 per 100,000 adults | 24.6 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 24 United States 25.73 per 100,000 adults compare
- 25 North Macedonia 25.29 per 100,000 adults compare
- 26 United Kingdom 25.22 per 100,000 adults compare
- 28 Croatia 24.16 per 100,000 adults compare
- 29 Serbia 23.97 per 100,000 adults compare
- 30 Samoa 23.85 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 64.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 19.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2282 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,025 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,064 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,094 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Bhutan?
- Commercial bank branches in Bhutan was 24.6 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.63 per 100,000 adults in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for commercial bank branches?
- Bhutan ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.