Equatorial Guinea's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) was 5.25 in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 67.62% from 3.13 in 2012 (5.3% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.25 | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 4.56 | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.13 | 2012 |
| Highest | 5.44 | 2020 |
| Lowest | 2.04 | 2004 |
| Average since 2013 | 4.68 | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 2.04 | 2004 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Equatorial Guinea's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) fell 0.15 on 2021 (from 5.4 to 5.25).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2021), the average change was +0.19 and a typical year strayed about 0.26 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.84 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.15 in 2022. 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 0.26 a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 5.25 | 2022 |
| World | 11.12 | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.01 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 11.81 | 2024 |
Closest to Equatorial Guinea in the 2022 ranking
- Ireland — 2nd of 8: 13.15
- Kazakhstan — 3rd of 8: 12.19
- Libya — 4th of 8: 11.62
- Congo, Rep. — 6th of 8: 3.92
- Burundi — 7th of 8: 3.24
- Papua New Guinea — 8th of 8: 1.37
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Population-based ratios of the number of branches and ATMs assume a uniform distribution of bank outlets within a country's area and across its population, while in most countries bank branches and ATMs are concentrated in urban centers of the country and are accessible only to some individuals.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 18 values
| Year | Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.25 |
| 2021 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 5.44 |
| 2019 | 5.31 |
| 2018 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 4.56 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 4.01 |
| 2014 | 3.59 |
| 2013 | 3.13 |
| 2012 |
Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) in nearby economies
- Angola — 6.82 (2024)
- Benin — 2.52 (2024)
- Botswana — 7.95 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 2.69 (2024)
- Burundi — 3.24 (2022)
- Cabo Verde — 34.8 (2024)
- Cameroon — 2.2 (2020)
- Central African Republic — 0.74 (2017)
- Chad — 0.81 (2021)
- Comoros — 5.14 (2024)
More financial sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$581.93 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 169.1 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -1.38% (2025)
- Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) — 104.48 (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 144.38 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 5.76% (2023)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 922.93 billion (2023)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Equatorial Guinea's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)?
- 5.25 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is up 157.43% from 2.04 in 2004 (5.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.44 in 2020 and the lowest 2.04 in 2004.
- Is the latest change in commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) unusual for Equatorial Guinea?
- In 2022, Equatorial Guinea's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) fell 0.15 on 2021 (from 5.4 to 5.25). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2021), the average change was +0.19 and a typical year strayed about 0.26 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- 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.BRCH.P5, 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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