Commercial bank branches in Kenya
Kenya: Commercial bank branches was 4.52 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 4.52 per 100,000 adults, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Kenya peaked at 5.73 per 100,000 adults in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.67 per 100,000 adults, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.79 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 2.67 per 100,000 adults | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.76 per 100,000 adults | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.58 per 100,000 adults | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 4.14 per 100,000 adults | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 4.42 per 100,000 adults | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 4.72 per 100,000 adults | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 4.99 per 100,000 adults | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.27 per 100,000 adults | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 5.39 per 100,000 adults | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.61 per 100,000 adults | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.73 per 100,000 adults | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.53 per 100,000 adults | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.38 per 100,000 adults | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.18 per 100,000 adults | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.97 per 100,000 adults | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.86 per 100,000 adults | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.59 per 100,000 adults | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 4.51 per 100,000 adults | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.48 per 100,000 adults | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.52 per 100,000 adults | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.39 per 100,000 adults | 2.67 per 100,000 adults | 4.42 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.28 per 100,000 adults | 4.72 per 100,000 adults | 5.73 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.59 per 100,000 adults | 4.48 per 100,000 adults | 4.86 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Kenya?
- Commercial bank branches in Kenya was 4.52 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 per 100,000 adults in 2015.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 per 100,000 adults in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for commercial bank branches?
- Kenya ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.