Commercial bank branches in China
China: Commercial bank branches was 8.72 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in China, 2012–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2024, commercial bank branches in China stood at 8.72 per 100,000 adults.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in China peaked at 8.86 per 100,000 adults in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.73 per 100,000 adults, in 2012.
That places China 112th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in China, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.73 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2013 | 7.8 per 100,000 adults | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.03 per 100,000 adults | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.51 per 100,000 adults | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 8.79 per 100,000 adults | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.79 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.86 per 100,000 adults | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.84 per 100,000 adults | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.76 per 100,000 adults | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.77 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.78 per 100,000 adults | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.75 per 100,000 adults | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.72 per 100,000 adults | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.42 per 100,000 adults | 7.73 per 100,000 adults | 8.86 per 100,000 adults | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.76 per 100,000 adults | 8.72 per 100,000 adults | 8.78 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in China?
- Commercial bank branches in China was 8.72 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 per 100,000 adults in 2018.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 per 100,000 adults in 2012.
- How does China rank for commercial bank branches?
- China ranks 112th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.