Congo, Rep.: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Congo, Rep.'s depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 13.04 on 2021 (from 126.02 to 139.06).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2021), the average change was +12.5 and a typical year strayed about 18.12 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 44.64 in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.7 in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 5.07 a year. A straight line explains 54% 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.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2022 ranking

• Tajikistan — 1st of 4: 1,827
• Equatorial Guinea — 2nd of 4: 245.18
• Chad — 4th of 4: 49.02

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 12 values

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

• Benin — 266.61 (2024)
• Botswana — 850.96 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 234.52 (2023)
• Burundi — 11.83 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 1,884 (2024)
• Cameroon — 121.45 (2020)
• Chad — 49.02 (2022)
• Comoros — 178.75 (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 41.42 (2018)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More financial sector data for Congo, Rep.

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 196.17 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$581.93 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$581.93 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -3.42% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 13.72% (2023)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 230.97 billion (2023)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 13.79% (2023)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 2.64 trillion (2023)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 28.4% (2023)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio

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Questions people ask

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

139.06 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is up 14,131% from 0.98 in 2011 (56.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 139.06 in 2022 and the lowest 0.98 in 2011.

Is the latest change in depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) unusual for Congo, Rep.?

In 2022, Congo, Rep.'s depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 13.04 on 2021 (from 126.02 to 139.06). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2021), the average change was +12.5 and a typical year strayed about 18.12 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FAS.

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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