Bangladesh: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Bangladesh's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 42.55 on 2023 (from 1,101 to 1,143).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +44.81 and a typical year strayed about 42.74 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 144.9 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.43 in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 55.63 a year. A straight line explains 100% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 1,322 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 18.34, against 98.07 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Bangladesh had the 31st highest value of the 74 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Bangladesh in the 2024 ranking

• Hungary — 28th of 74: 1,263
• Kuwait — 29th of 74: 1,252
• Eswatini — 30th of 74: 1,220
• El Salvador — 32nd of 74: 1,111
• Israel — 33rd of 74: 1,098
• Georgia — 34th of 74: 1,091

What this measures

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.

Limitations: For many countries data cover the total number of deposit accounts due to lack of information on account holders.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 21 values

Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in nearby economies

• Maldives — 1,936 (2024)

More financial sector data for Bangladesh

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 159.27 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$120.86 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 6.52% (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$121.92 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 34.41% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 28.53 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 2.38 trillion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 34.5% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 26.39 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Bangladesh's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)?

1,143 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 358.32% from 249.47 in 2004 (7.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,143 in 2024 and the lowest 249.47 in 2004.

How does Bangladesh rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FB.CBK.DPTR.P3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FAS Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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