Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) by country
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.
Countries reporting
184
Highest
120.76 per 100,000 adults
San Marino
Lowest
0.6293 per 100,000 adults
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
11.41 per 100,000 adults
Years covered
21
2004–2024
Data points
4,614
What the numbers show
Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 120.76 per 100,000 adults in San Marino; the lowest is 0.6293 per 100,000 adults in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.41 per 100,000 adults, and the mean is 14.63 per 100,000 adults.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 192.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 134 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 448.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 78.2%).
Commercial bank branches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 120.76 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 93.84 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 52.7% | falling |
| 3 | Bolivia | 63.46 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 58.99 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 56.61 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 46.08 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 7 | Macao | 44.3 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 8 | Montenegro | 36.42 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 34.8 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.92 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 11 | Japan | 33.71 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Tonga | 32.67 per 100,000 adults | 2018 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 13 | Marshall Islands | 32.52 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 32.21 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 15 | Seychelles | 31.91 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 16 | Georgia | 31.62 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 31.33 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 30.33 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 19 | France | 30.05 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 20 | Iran | 29.33 per 100,000 adults | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.25 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 28.34 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 23 | Moldova | 28.33 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 24 | United States | 25.73 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 25.29 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 25.22 per 100,000 adults | 2013 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 27 | Bhutan | 24.6 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 24.16 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 23.97 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 30 | Samoa | 23.85 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 23.82 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Armenia | 22.69 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 22.37 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 34 | Bahamas | 22.16 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 21.96 per 100,000 adults | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 21.94 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 37.6% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 21.33 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 38 | Russia | 21.25 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 39 | Romania | 20.76 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 20.62 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 41 | Iceland | 20.44 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 42 | Morocco | 20.22 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 19.35 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 18.58 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 46 | Cyprus | 18.51 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 47 | Belgium | 18.39 per 100,000 adults | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 48 | Canada | 18.04 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 49 | Albania | 17.98 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 17.72 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.68 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 52 | Hong Kong | 17.55 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 17.33 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.87 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 55 | Denmark | 16.63 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 56 | Venezuela | 16.23 per 100,000 adults | 2015 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 57 | Honduras | 15.99 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 58 | Oman | 15.96 per 100,000 adults | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 59 | Lebanon | 15.89 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 60 | Grenada | 15.89 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 61 | Brazil | 15.83 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 62 | Brunei | 15.76 per 100,000 adults | 2021 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 63 | Hungary | 15.7 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 64 | Ukraine | 15.55 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Australia | 15.46 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 66 | Greece | 15.23 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 15.1 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 14.84 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 69 | New Zealand | 14.71 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 70 | Czechia | 14.63 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 71 | India | 14.62 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 72 | Maldives | 14.37 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 73 | Belize | 14.37 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 14.26 per 100,000 adults | 2023 | up 394.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 14.17 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 76 | Cambodia | 14.08 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Turkey | 13.7 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 78 | Israel | 13.67 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 79 | Bahrain | 13.4 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 80 | Barbados | 13.26 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 81 | Ireland | 13.15 per 100,000 adults | 2022 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.97 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 83 | Micronesia (country) | 12.97 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 84 | Palestine | 12.92 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 85 | South Korea | 12.39 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 86 | Mauritania | 12.32 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 87 | Argentina | 12.3 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 12.19 per 100,000 adults | 2022 | up 275.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 12.04 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 90 | Colombia | 11.82 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 91 | Jordan | 11.81 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 92 | Libya | 11.62 per 100,000 adults | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 93 | El Salvador | 11.58 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 94 | Indonesia | 11.23 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 95 | Pakistan | 11.15 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 11.12 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 97 | Dominica | 11.04 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 98 | Austria | 10.89 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.49 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 100 | Fiji | 10.19 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 101 | Sweden | 10.17 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 102 | Kuwait | 10.08 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 103 | Aruba | 10.06 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 104 | Qatar | 10.02 per 100,000 adults | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 105 | Suriname | 9.96 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 106 | Lithuania | 9.62 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 9.38 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 9.14 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 109 | Chile | 8.9 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 110 | Paraguay | 8.87 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 111 | Gabon | 8.85 per 100,000 adults | 2013 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 112 | China | 8.72 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 113 | Uruguay | 8.6 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 114 | Djibouti | 8.21 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 115 | Philippines | 8.09 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 116 | Ecuador | 8.04 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 117 | Thailand | 8.02 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 118 | Guyana | 7.98 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 119 | South Africa | 7.98 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 7.95 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 7.91 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 122 | Malaysia | 7.72 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 7.19 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 7.09 per 100,000 adults | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 125 | Jamaica | 6.93 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 126 | Angola | 6.82 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 127 | Germany | 6.66 per 100,000 adults | 2023 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.65 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 129 | Egypt | 6.56 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 6.36 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 131 | Estonia | 6.22 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 132 | Eswatini | 6.04 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 133 | Ghana | 5.89 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 134 | Singapore | 5.89 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 135 | Myanmar | 5.82 per 100,000 adults | 2020 | up 277.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Gambia | 5.64 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 137 | Norway | 5.51 per 100,000 adults | 2017 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | 5.46 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Senegal | 5.27 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 140 | East Timor | 5.27 per 100,000 adults | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.25 per 100,000 adults | 2022 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 142 | Comoros | 5.14 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Algeria | 4.91 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 144 | Rwanda | 4.75 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 145 | Kenya | 4.52 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 146 | Peru | 4.49 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 147 | Latvia | 4.44 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Syria | 4.43 per 100,000 adults | 2013 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 149 | Togo | 4.38 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 150 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.01 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 152 | Netherlands | 3.96 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Congo | 3.92 per 100,000 adults | 2022 | up 448.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 3.88 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 155 | Finland | 3.78 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 156 | Mali | 3.64 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 157 | Lesotho | 3.53 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 158 | Mozambique | 3.49 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 3.49 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 160 | Iraq | 3.33 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 161 | Nigeria | 3.28 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 162 | Sudan | 3.26 per 100,000 adults | 2018 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 163 | Burundi | 3.24 per 100,000 adults | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 164 | Vietnam | 3.1 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 165 | Laos | 3.02 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 166 | Liberia | 3 per 100,000 adults | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 167 | Guinea | 2.78 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 168 | Madagascar | 2.71 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 2.69 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 170 | Haiti | 2.67 per 100,000 adults | 2020 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 171 | Benin | 2.52 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 172 | Zambia | 2.51 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 173 | Tanzania | 2.44 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 174 | Cameroon | 2.2 per 100,000 adults | 2020 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 175 | Sierra Leone | 2.13 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 176 | Uganda | 2.08 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 177 | Afghanistan | 2.04 per 100,000 adults | 2019 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 178 | Malawi | 1.71 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 179 | South Sudan | 1.7 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 180 | Yemen | 1.48 per 100,000 adults | 2015 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 181 | Niger | 1.46 per 100,000 adults | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | 1.37 per 100,000 adults | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 183 | Chad | 0.8148 per 100,000 adults | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 184 | Central African Republic | 0.7367 per 100,000 adults | 2017 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 185 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.6293 per 100,000 adults | 2019 | up 38.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 19.65 per 100,000 adults
- North America 21.88 per 100,000 adults
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.33 per 100,000 adults
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 21.17 per 100,000 adults
- Europe & Central Asia 18.97 per 100,000 adults
- Central Europe and the Baltics 18.58 per 100,000 adults
- Euro area 18.55 per 100,000 adults
- European Union 17.57 per 100,000 adults
- Post-demographic dividend 16.63 per 100,000 adults
- South Asia 15.97 per 100,000 adults
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 15.97 per 100,000 adults
- Late-demographic dividend 15.83 per 100,000 adults
About this data
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.