IBRD only: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, IBRD only's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) fell 0.23 on 2023 (from 12.4 to 12.17).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +0.09 and a typical year strayed about 0.59 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 1.01 in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.76 in 2020. 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 downward, about 0.45 a year. A straight line explains 98% 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

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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 21 values

Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 2.04 (2019)
• Algeria — 4.91 (2024)
• Bahrain — 13.4 (2024)
• Djibouti — 8.21 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 6.56 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 29.33 (2018)
• Iraq — 3.33 (2024)
• Israel — 13.67 (2024)
• Jordan — 11.81 (2024)
• Kuwait — 10.08 (2024)

More financial sector data for IBRD only

• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.92% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 119.8% (2024)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 119.83% (2024)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 159.67% (2024)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 34.59% (2024)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 3.69% (2025)
• Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%) — 183.46% (2024)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 121.94% (2024)
• Listed domestic companies, total — 27,733 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is IBRD only's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)?

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

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 12.87% from 10.78 in 2004 (0.61% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 16.03 in 2013 and the lowest 10.78 in 2004.

Is the latest change in commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) unusual for IBRD only?

In 2024, IBRD only's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) fell 0.23 on 2023 (from 12.4 to 12.17). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +0.09 and a typical year strayed about 0.59 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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.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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