Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD): Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 75.06 on 2023 (from 1,469 to 1,545).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +46.89 and a typical year strayed about 40.83 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 161.13 in 2021. 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 58.97 a year. A straight line explains 95% 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.

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 (IDA & IBRD)

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 48.49% (2021)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 48.5% (2021)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 4.72% (2021)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 64.34% (2020)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 4.77% (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 4.33% (2025)
• Listed domestic companies, total — 2,091 (2023)
• Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%)

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Questions people ask

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

1,545 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is up 79.61% from 859.96 in 2010 (4.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,545 in 2024 and the lowest 859.96 in 2010.

Is the latest change in depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) unusual for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

In 2024, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 75.06 on 2023 (from 1,469 to 1,545). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +46.89 and a typical year strayed about 40.83 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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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