Commercial bank branches in OECD members
OECD members: Commercial bank branches was 15.1 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial bank branches in OECD members, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2024, commercial bank branches in OECD members stood at 15.1 per 100,000 adults. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in OECD members peaked at 28.66 per 100,000 adults in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.1 per 100,000 adults, in 2024.
That places OECD members 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.83 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 26.14 per 100,000 adults | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 27.57 per 100,000 adults | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 28.66 per 100,000 adults | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 27.67 per 100,000 adults | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 25.97 per 100,000 adults | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 25.55 per 100,000 adults | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 24.15 per 100,000 adults | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 24.11 per 100,000 adults | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 23.07 per 100,000 adults | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 22.36 per 100,000 adults | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 22.34 per 100,000 adults | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 21.79 per 100,000 adults | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 20.73 per 100,000 adults | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 20.16 per 100,000 adults | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 19.65 per 100,000 adults | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.51 per 100,000 adults | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 17.27 per 100,000 adults | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 16.46 per 100,000 adults | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 15.69 per 100,000 adults | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 15.1 per 100,000 adults | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.31 per 100,000 adults | 25.97 per 100,000 adults | 28.66 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.39 per 100,000 adults | 19.65 per 100,000 adults | 25.55 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.61 per 100,000 adults | 15.1 per 100,000 adults | 18.51 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 8 Montenegro 36.42 per 100,000 adults compare
- 9 Cape Verde 34.8 per 100,000 adults compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.92 per 100,000 adults compare
- 11 Japan 33.71 per 100,000 adults compare
- 12 Tonga 32.67 per 100,000 adults compare
- 13 Marshall Islands 32.52 per 100,000 adults compare
- 14 Switzerland 32.21 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for OECD members
- Broad money 113.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -26.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration 1.91 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 147.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 43.6% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.22 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in OECD members?
- Commercial bank branches in OECD members was 15.1 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 28.66 per 100,000 adults in 2007.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for commercial bank branches?
- OECD members ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.