Commercial bank branches in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Commercial bank branches was 93.84 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial bank branches in Bulgaria, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2024, commercial bank branches in Bulgaria stood at 93.84 per 100,000 adults. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Bulgaria peaked at 93.84 per 100,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.99 per 100,000 adults, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 84.98 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 85.5 per 100,000 adults | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.48 per 100,000 adults | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 88.29 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 92.25 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 92.2 per 100,000 adults | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.85 per 100,000 adults | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 59.92 per 100,000 adults | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 61.18 per 100,000 adults | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 61.48 per 100,000 adults | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.47 per 100,000 adults | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.73 per 100,000 adults | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.99 per 100,000 adults | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 52.88 per 100,000 adults | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 55.09 per 100,000 adults | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 60.81 per 100,000 adults | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 63.53 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 65.03 per 100,000 adults | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 79.55 per 100,000 adults | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 92.39 per 100,000 adults | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 93.84 per 100,000 adults | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.95 per 100,000 adults | 84.48 per 100,000 adults | 92.25 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 61.64 per 100,000 adults | 49.99 per 100,000 adults | 91.85 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.87 per 100,000 adults | 63.53 per 100,000 adults | 93.84 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 San Marino 120.76 per 100,000 adults compare
- 3 Bolivia 63.46 per 100,000 adults compare
- 4 Mongolia 58.99 per 100,000 adults compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 56.61 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2174 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 4,420 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4,667 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,351 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Bulgaria?
- Commercial bank branches in Bulgaria was 93.84 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 93.84 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.99 per 100,000 adults in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for commercial bank branches?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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About this data
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.