Depositors with commercial banks in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Depositors with commercial banks was 1,111 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Depositors with commercial banks in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2009–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for depositors with commercial banks in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1,111 per 1,000 adults, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, depositors with commercial banks in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1,111 per 1,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 481.43 per 1,000 adults, in 2009.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Depositors with commercial banks in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 481.43 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2010 | 536.99 per 1,000 adults | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 614.63 per 1,000 adults | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 664.62 per 1,000 adults | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 644.98 per 1,000 adults | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 710.13 per 1,000 adults | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 753.94 per 1,000 adults | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 758.91 per 1,000 adults | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 796.56 per 1,000 adults | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 840.3 per 1,000 adults | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 799.48 per 1,000 adults | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 768.46 per 1,000 adults | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 802.31 per 1,000 adults | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 858.56 per 1,000 adults | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 997.81 per 1,000 adults | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 1,111 per 1,000 adults | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 481.43 per 1,000 adults | 481.43 per 1,000 adults | 481.43 per 1,000 adults | 1 |
| 2010s | 712.05 per 1,000 adults | 536.99 per 1,000 adults | 840.3 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 907.66 per 1,000 adults | 768.46 per 1,000 adults | 1,111 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 6 Costa Rica 1,958 per 1,000 adults compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 1,949 per 1,000 adults compare
- 8 Maldives 1,936 per 1,000 adults compare
- 9 Nigeria 1,914 per 1,000 adults compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,889 per 1,000 adults compare
- 11 Cape Verde 1,884 per 1,000 adults compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 1,834 per 1,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net migration -386,836 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.54 (2025)
- Broad money 72.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 33.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 52.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 48.2% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is depositors with commercial banks in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Depositors with commercial banks in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1,111 per 1,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest depositors with commercial banks recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,111 per 1,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest depositors with commercial banks recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 481.43 per 1,000 adults in 2009.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for depositors with commercial banks?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is depositors with commercial banks rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.