Commercial bank branches in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Commercial bank branches was 11.15 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 11.15 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 11.15 per 100,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.28 per 100,000 adults, in 2006.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd of 46 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.96 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 8.03 per 100,000 adults | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.28 per 100,000 adults | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 7.46 per 100,000 adults | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.71 per 100,000 adults | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.75 per 100,000 adults | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.76 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9 per 100,000 adults | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 8.16 per 100,000 adults | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.52 per 100,000 adults | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 8.85 per 100,000 adults | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.26 per 100,000 adults | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 10.69 per 100,000 adults | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 10.75 per 100,000 adults | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.75 per 100,000 adults | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.24 per 100,000 adults | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 10.83 per 100,000 adults | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 10.87 per 100,000 adults | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.08 per 100,000 adults | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.68 per 100,000 adults | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 11.15 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7 per 100,000 adults | 7.28 per 100,000 adults | 8.03 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.29 per 100,000 adults | 7.76 per 100,000 adults | 10.75 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 per 100,000 adults | 10.68 per 100,000 adults | 11.15 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 20 Iran 29.33 per 100,000 adults compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.25 per 100,000 adults compare
- 22 Portugal 28.34 per 100,000 adults compare
- 23 Moldova 28.33 per 100,000 adults compare
- 24 United States 25.73 per 100,000 adults compare
- 25 North Macedonia 25.29 per 100,000 adults compare
- 26 United Kingdom 25.22 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Net migration -1.26 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.02 (2024)
- Broad money 69.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 26.6% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -43.6 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Commercial bank branches in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 11.15 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.28 per 100,000 adults in 2006.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for commercial bank branches?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.