Commercial bank branches in Lebanon
Lebanon: Commercial bank branches was 15.89 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial bank branches in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 15.89 per 100,000 adults, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Lebanon peaked at 26.62 per 100,000 adults in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.89 per 100,000 adults, in 2024.
Lebanon ranks 59th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.3 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 26.48 per 100,000 adults | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.95 per 100,000 adults | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 25.74 per 100,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.49 per 100,000 adults | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.65 per 100,000 adults | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 26.04 per 100,000 adults | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.62 per 100,000 adults | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.19 per 100,000 adults | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24.4 per 100,000 adults | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 22.76 per 100,000 adults | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 22.74 per 100,000 adults | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.76 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 24.75 per 100,000 adults | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.01 per 100,000 adults | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 26.45 per 100,000 adults | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 25.29 per 100,000 adults | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 22.68 per 100,000 adults | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 19.8 per 100,000 adults | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 17.51 per 100,000 adults | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 15.89 per 100,000 adults | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.94 per 100,000 adults | 25.49 per 100,000 adults | 26.48 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.97 per 100,000 adults | 22.74 per 100,000 adults | 26.62 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.23 per 100,000 adults | 15.89 per 100,000 adults | 25.29 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -8.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,197 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,220 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,398 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Lebanon?
- Commercial bank branches in Lebanon was 15.89 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.62 per 100,000 adults in 2011.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.89 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for commercial bank branches?
- Lebanon ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.