Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 122.38 on 2022 (from 1,423 to 1,546).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2022), the average change was +63.2 and a typical year strayed about 52.9 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above 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 137.15 in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.77 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 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 60.26 a year. A straight line explains 90% 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 1,622 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 112.31, against 252.65 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.

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 15 values

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

• Afghanistan — 199.74 (2019)
• Djibouti — 160.11 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 420.76 (2024)
• Israel — 1,098 (2024)
• Kuwait — 1,252 (2024)
• Lebanon — 440.82 (2024)
• Malta — 1,449 (2024)
• Pakistan — 617.49 (2024)
• Qatar — 956.65 (2021)
• Saudi Arabia

More financial sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 33.88% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 33.72% (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 40.6% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 10.15% (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 4.7% (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 4.07% (2025)
• Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%) — 188.11% (2024)
• Stocks traded, total value (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)?

1,546 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 156.88% from 601.68 in 2009 (6.97% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,546 in 2023 and the lowest 601.68 in 2009.

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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