Bank or similar financial institution account, women (% age 15+) by country
The percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another similar financial institution, women (% age 15+)
Countries reporting
103
Highest
99.8%
France
Lowest
9.5%
Malawi
Median
77.3%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
575
What the numbers show
Bank or similar financial institution account, women (% age 15+) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in France; the lowest is 9.5% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.3%, and the mean is 66.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 370.9%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 55.5%).
Bank or similar financial institution account, women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 99.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 2 | Estonia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Austria | 99.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 7 | Mongolia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Germany | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Canada | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Japan | 98.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 12 | New Zealand | 98.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 98.4% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 98.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Cyprus | 98.0% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 97.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 97.7% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Singapore | 97.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 97.6% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 21 | United States | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 96.9% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | South Korea | 96.9% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 96.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 96.1% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 95.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 92.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 91.3% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 91.1% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 89.7% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 31 | China | 89.2% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 32 | India | 89.1% | 2024 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 88.2% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 88.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 35 | Mauritius | 87.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 36 | Venezuela | 86.9% | 2024 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 86.8% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 86.3% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 86.3% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 85.0% | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 84.1% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 83.9% | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 83.7% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 83.2% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 81.9% | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 81.3% | 2024 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 81.2% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 81.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 80.2% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 79.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 79.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 52 | Russia | 77.3% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 77.2% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 76.9% | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75.7% | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 73.3% | 2024 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 72.3% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 58 | Turkey | 71.6% | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 69.9% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 60 | Vietnam | 69.4% | 2024 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 68.3% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 62 | Armenia | 67.5% | 2024 | up 370.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 63.2% | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 60.7% | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 60.4% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 58.7% | 2024 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 67 | Panama | 55.0% | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 68 | Moldova | 54.5% | 2024 | up 187.5% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 53.9% | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 70 | Nigeria | 49.3% | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 71 | Bolivia | 48.6% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 72 | Mexico | 47.3% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 46.2% | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 46.1% | 2024 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 75 | Albania | 41.2% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 76 | Botswana | 40.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 77 | Philippines | 38.6% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 78 | Colombia | 34.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 79 | Kenya | 34.1% | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 80 | El Salvador | 33.8% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 81 | Guatemala | 32.2% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 32.1% | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 83 | Ghana | 31.5% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 31.1% | 2024 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 85 | Palestine | 26.8% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 26.6% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 87 | Togo | 26.3% | 2024 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritania | 24.7% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 89 | Benin | 19.9% | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 90 | Uganda | 19.9% | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 19.3% | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 92 | Zambia | 19.1% | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 93 | Gabon | 19.0% | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 19.0% | 2024 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 95 | Iraq | 18.1% | 2024 | up 143.5% | rising |
| 96 | Algeria | 18.1% | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 17.8% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 98 | Tanzania | 17.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 99 | Cameroon | 16.5% | 2024 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 100 | Lebanon | 14.7% | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 13.2% | 2024 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 102 | Congo | 11.0% | 2024 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 103 | Malawi | 9.5% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- High income 94.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 82.2%
- Upper middle income 81.6%
- South Asia 74.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 73.7%
- World 73.5%
- Low & middle income 69.2%
- Lower middle income 62.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 62.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 44.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 32.5%
- Low income 21.7%
About this data
The percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another similar financial institution, women (% age 15+)