Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 5.79 on 2022 (from 810.23 to 816.02).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2022), the average change was −10.25 and a typical year strayed about 71.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 81.63 in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 146.41 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 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 28.24 a year. A straight line explains 63% 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.

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 52.26% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 50.77% (2020)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.2% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 23.05% (2020)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 78.66% (2017)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 52.41% (2020)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.04% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)?

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

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 30.35% from 626 in 2008 (1.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 956.65 in 2021 and the lowest 603.84 in 2015.

Is the latest change in depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) unusual for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

In 2023, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 5.79 on 2022 (from 810.23 to 816.02). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2022), the average change was −10.25 and a typical year strayed about 71.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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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