Other small states: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Other small states' depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 206.91 on 2023 (from 1,081 to 1,288).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +42.25 and a typical year strayed about 119.71 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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 298.01 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 130.39 in 2023. 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 58.3 a year. A straight line explains 80% 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 1,451 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 97.84, against 280.06 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 17 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 Other small states

• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.22% (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.81% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 59.12% (2024)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 59.96% (2024)
• Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%) — 1.83% (2024)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 9.33% (2024)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 60.19% (2024)
• Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) — 23.64% (2025)
• Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)

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Questions people ask

What is Other small states's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)?

1,288 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 187.9% from 447.39 in 2008 (6.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,288 in 2024 and the lowest 447.39 in 2008.

Is the latest change in depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) unusual for Other small states?

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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