Commercial bank branches in Rwanda
Rwanda: Commercial bank branches was 4.75 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Rwanda, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 4.75 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2024.
The figure is up 50.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Rwanda peaked at 6.2 per 100,000 adults in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4003 per 100,000 adults, in 2004.
Rwanda ranks 144th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4003 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 0.7761 per 100,000 adults | +93.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7349 per 100,000 adults | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 per 100,000 adults | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 4.62 per 100,000 adults | +327.0% |
| 2009 | 4.94 per 100,000 adults | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.93 per 100,000 adults | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.48 per 100,000 adults | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 5.64 per 100,000 adults | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.98 per 100,000 adults | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.86 per 100,000 adults | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.13 per 100,000 adults | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2 per 100,000 adults | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1 per 100,000 adults | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.7 per 100,000 adults | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 5.25 per 100,000 adults | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 4.53 per 100,000 adults | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 3.32 per 100,000 adults | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 3.15 per 100,000 adults | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.75 per 100,000 adults | +50.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.09 per 100,000 adults | 0.4003 per 100,000 adults | 4.94 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.73 per 100,000 adults | 4.93 per 100,000 adults | 6.2 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 per 100,000 adults | 3.15 per 100,000 adults | 4.75 per 100,000 adults | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 401,388 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 357.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2004)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2004)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 98.37 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Rwanda?
- Commercial bank branches in Rwanda was 4.75 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 per 100,000 adults in 2016.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4003 per 100,000 adults in 2004.
- How does Rwanda rank for commercial bank branches?
- Rwanda ranks 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.