Commercial bank branches in India
India: Commercial bank branches was 14.62 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in India, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
India recorded 14.62 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in India peaked at 14.62 per 100,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.88 per 100,000 adults, in 2006.
That places India 71st 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 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in India, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.03 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 8.98 per 100,000 adults | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.88 per 100,000 adults | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.98 per 100,000 adults | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.29 per 100,000 adults | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.57 per 100,000 adults | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 10 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 10.44 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 11.1 per 100,000 adults | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 11.76 per 100,000 adults | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 12.76 per 100,000 adults | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 13.44 per 100,000 adults | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 14.1 per 100,000 adults | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 14.35 per 100,000 adults | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.28 per 100,000 adults | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.4 per 100,000 adults | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.55 per 100,000 adults | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.39 per 100,000 adults | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.27 per 100,000 adults | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.41 per 100,000 adults | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 14.62 per 100,000 adults | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.12 per 100,000 adults | 8.88 per 100,000 adults | 9.57 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.66 per 100,000 adults | 10 per 100,000 adults | 14.4 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.45 per 100,000 adults | 14.27 per 100,000 adults | 14.62 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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More financial sector data for India
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 213,661 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 79.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 990.63 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 90.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 403.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 420.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 511.19 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 502.16 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 343.04 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in India?
- Commercial bank branches in India was 14.62 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 14.62 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.88 per 100,000 adults in 2006.
- How does India rank for commercial bank branches?
- India ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.