Commercial bank branches in Zambia
Zambia: Commercial bank branches was 2.51 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial bank branches in Zambia, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2024, commercial bank branches in Zambia stood at 2.51 per 100,000 adults. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Zambia peaked at 4.59 per 100,000 adults in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.51 per 100,000 adults, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 172nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Zambia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.11 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 2.95 per 100,000 adults | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.97 per 100,000 adults | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.22 per 100,000 adults | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.54 per 100,000 adults | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.68 per 100,000 adults | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 3.78 per 100,000 adults | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.92 per 100,000 adults | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.13 per 100,000 adults | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.35 per 100,000 adults | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 4.59 per 100,000 adults | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 4.56 per 100,000 adults | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.57 per 100,000 adults | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4 per 100,000 adults | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.73 per 100,000 adults | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 3.13 per 100,000 adults | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 3.01 per 100,000 adults | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.74 per 100,000 adults | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 2.66 per 100,000 adults | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6 per 100,000 adults | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.51 per 100,000 adults | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.24 per 100,000 adults | 2.95 per 100,000 adults | 3.68 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.12 per 100,000 adults | 3.13 per 100,000 adults | 4.59 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 per 100,000 adults | 2.51 per 100,000 adults | 3.01 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 169 Burkina Faso 2.69 per 100,000 adults compare
- 170 Haiti 2.67 per 100,000 adults compare
- 171 Benin 2.52 per 100,000 adults compare
- 173 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.44 per 100,000 adults compare
- 174 Cameroon 2.2 per 100,000 adults compare
- 175 Sierra Leone 2.13 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Zambia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 21.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 50.49 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Zambia?
- Commercial bank branches in Zambia was 2.51 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 per 100,000 adults in 2014.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for commercial bank branches?
- Zambia ranks 172nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.