Commercial bank branches in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Commercial bank branches was 3.64 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 3.64 per 100,000 adults, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 3.64 per 100,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.14 per 100,000 adults, in 2004.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 43rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.14 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 1.22 per 100,000 adults | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.45 per 100,000 adults | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8 per 100,000 adults | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 2.14 per 100,000 adults | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 2.52 per 100,000 adults | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 2.77 per 100,000 adults | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7 per 100,000 adults | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.98 per 100,000 adults | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 3.19 per 100,000 adults | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 3.24 per 100,000 adults | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.31 per 100,000 adults | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.13 per 100,000 adults | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.07 per 100,000 adults | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.1 per 100,000 adults | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.13 per 100,000 adults | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.22 per 100,000 adults | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.32 per 100,000 adults | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.31 per 100,000 adults | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.44 per 100,000 adults | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 3.64 per 100,000 adults | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.71 per 100,000 adults | 1.14 per 100,000 adults | 2.52 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.06 per 100,000 adults | 2.7 per 100,000 adults | 3.31 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 per 100,000 adults | 3.22 per 100,000 adults | 3.64 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 40 Malta 20.62 per 100,000 adults compare
- 41 Iceland 20.44 per 100,000 adults compare
- 42 Morocco 20.22 per 100,000 adults compare
- 43 Kosovo 19.65 per 100,000 adults compare
- 43 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 19.65 per 100,000 adults compare
- 45 Slovakia 19.35 per 100,000 adults compare
- 46 Slovenia 18.58 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 21.5% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.89 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 21.7% (2023)
- Broad money 34.3% (2021)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.9% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Commercial bank branches in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.64 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 per 100,000 adults in 2004.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for commercial bank branches?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.