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Bank Branches per 100,000 by African country
Cabo Verde has the highest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults of any African country, at 34.8, ahead of Seychelles and Tunisia.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. 52 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (2013–2024); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Cabo Verde
Seychelles
TunisiaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Bank Branches per 100,000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 34.8 | |
| 2 | Seychelles | 31.9 | |
| 3 | Tunisia | 22.4 | |
| 4 | Morocco | 20.2 | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 14.3 | |
| 6 | Mauritius | 14.2 | |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13 | |
| 8 | Mauritania | 12.3 | |
| 9 | Libya | 11.6 | |
| 10 | Gabon | 8.8 ⚠ ’13 | |
| 11 | Djibouti | 8.2 | |
| 12 | South Africa | 8 | |
| 13 | Botswana | 7.9 | |
| 14 | Namibia | 7.9 | |
| 15 | Angola | 6.8 | |
| 16 | Egypt | 6.6 | |
| 17 | Eswatini | 6 | |
| 18 | Ghana | 5.9 | |
| 19 | Gambia | 5.6 | |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 5.5 | |
| 21 | Senegal | 5.3 | |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.2 | |
| 23 | Comoros | 5.1 | |
| 24 | Algeria | 4.9 | |
| 25 | Rwanda | 4.7 | |
| 26 | Kenya | 4.5 | |
| 27 | Togo | 4.4 | |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2 | |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | 3.9 | |
| 31 | Mali | 3.6 | |
| 32 | Lesotho | 3.5 | |
| 33 | Mozambique | 3.5 | |
| 34 | Nigeria | 3.3 | |
| 35 | Sudan | 3.3 ⚠ ’18 | |
| 36 | Burundi | 3.2 | |
| 37 | Liberia | 3 | |
| 38 | Guinea | 2.8 | |
| 39 | Madagascar | 2.7 | |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 2.7 | |
| 41 | Benin | 2.5 | |
| 42 | Zambia | 2.5 | |
| 43 | Tanzania | 2.4 | |
| 44 | Cameroon | 2.2 | |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 2.1 | |
| 46 | Uganda | 2.1 | |
| 47 | Malawi | 1.7 | |
| 48 | South Sudan | 1.7 | |
| 49 | Niger | 1.5 | |
| 50 | Chad | 0.8 | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 0.7 ⚠ ’17 | |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.6 ⚠ ’19 |
Morocco
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe
Mauritania
Libya
Gabon
Djibouti
South Africa
Botswana
Namibia
Angola
Egypt
Eswatini
Ghana
Gambia
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Equatorial Guinea
Comoros
Algeria
Rwanda
Kenya
Togo
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea-Bissau
Republic of the Congo
Mali
Lesotho
Mozambique
Nigeria
Sudan
Burundi
Liberia
Guinea
Madagascar
Burkina Faso
Benin
Zambia
Tanzania
Cameroon
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Malawi
South Sudan
Niger
Chad
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the CongoGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Bank Branches per 100,000 figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Cabo Verde has the highest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Africa at 34.8 (2024), followed by Seychelles and Tunisia.
Which African country has the lowest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the lowest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults of the 52 African countries with data, at 0.6 (2019).
How many African countries report Bank Branches per 100,000 data?
52 of 54 African countries have a Bank Branches per 100,000 figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2013–2024). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=bank_branches_per_100k&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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