Commercial bank branches in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Commercial bank branches was 0.7367 per 100,000 adults in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7367 per 100,000 adults
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
184th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.07 per 100,000 adults
in 2013
All-time low
0.2914 per 100,000 adults
in 2006
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Commercial bank branches in Central African Republic, 2004–2017

0.20.40.60.812004201020172004: 0.304 per 100,000 adults2005: 0.297 per 100,000 adults2006: 0.291 per 100,000 adults2007: 0.491 per 100,000 adults2008: 0.522 per 100,000 adults2009: 0.771 per 100,000 adults2010: 0.906 per 100,000 adults2011: 0.939 per 100,000 adults2012: 0.981 per 100,000 adults2013: 1.1 per 100,000 adults2014: 1 per 100,000 adults2015: 0.72 per 100,000 adults2016: 0.707 per 100,000 adults2017: 0.737 per 100,000 adults

Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 0.7367 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2017.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Central African Republic peaked at 1.07 per 100,000 adults in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2914 per 100,000 adults, in 2006.

Central African Republic ranks 184th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Commercial bank branches in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) in Central African Republic, 2004 to 2017.
Year per 100,000 adults Change
2004 0.3042 per 100,000 adults
2005 0.297 per 100,000 adults -2.3%
2006 0.2914 per 100,000 adults -1.9%
2007 0.4912 per 100,000 adults +68.6%
2008 0.5218 per 100,000 adults +6.2%
2009 0.7714 per 100,000 adults +47.8%
2010 0.9059 per 100,000 adults +17.4%
2011 0.9385 per 100,000 adults +3.6%
2012 0.9806 per 100,000 adults +4.5%
2013 1.07 per 100,000 adults +9.0%
2014 1.01 per 100,000 adults -5.8%
2015 0.7201 per 100,000 adults -28.5%
2016 0.7072 per 100,000 adults -1.8%
2017 0.7367 per 100,000 adults +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4462 per 100,000 adults 0.2914 per 100,000 adults 0.7714 per 100,000 adults 6
2010s 0.8831 per 100,000 adults 0.7072 per 100,000 adults 1.07 per 100,000 adults 8

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 181 Niger 1.46 per 100,000 adults compare
  2. 182 Papua New Guinea 1.37 per 100,000 adults compare
  3. 183 Chad 0.8148 per 100,000 adults compare
  4. 185 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6293 per 100,000 adults compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is commercial bank branches in Central African Republic?
Commercial bank branches in Central African Republic was 0.7367 per 100,000 adults in 2017, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 per 100,000 adults in 2013.
What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2914 per 100,000 adults in 2006.
How does Central African Republic rank for commercial bank branches?
Central African Republic ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic 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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Indicator
Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)
Unit
per 100,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,614 data points, 2004–2024
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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.