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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. 42 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2024). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
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 | Djibouti | 8.2 | |
| 10 | South Africa | 8 | |
| 11 | Botswana | 7.9 | |
| 12 | Namibia | 7.9 | |
| 13 | Angola | 6.8 | |
| 14 | Egypt | 6.6 | |
| 15 | Eswatini | 6 | |
| 16 | Ghana | 5.9 | |
| 17 | Gambia | 5.6 | |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 5.5 | |
| 19 | Senegal | 5.3 | |
| 20 | Comoros | 5.1 | |
| 21 | Algeria | 4.9 | |
| 22 | Rwanda | 4.7 | |
| 23 | Kenya | 4.5 | |
| 24 | Togo | 4.4 | |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2 | |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | |
| 27 | Mali | 3.6 | |
| 28 | Lesotho | 3.5 | |
| 29 | Mozambique | 3.5 | |
| 30 | Nigeria | 3.3 | |
| 31 | Liberia | 3 | |
| 32 | Guinea | 2.8 | |
| 33 | Madagascar | 2.7 | |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 2.7 | |
| 35 | Benin | 2.5 | |
| 36 | Zambia | 2.5 | |
| 37 | Tanzania | 2.4 | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 2.1 | |
| 39 | Uganda | 2.1 | |
| 40 | Malawi | 1.7 | |
| 41 | South Sudan | 1.7 | |
| 42 | Niger | 1.5 |
Morocco
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe
Mauritania
Djibouti
South Africa
Botswana
Namibia
Angola
Egypt
Eswatini
Ghana
Gambia
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Comoros
Algeria
Rwanda
Kenya
Togo
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Lesotho
Mozambique
Nigeria
Liberia
Guinea
Madagascar
Burkina Faso
Benin
Zambia
Tanzania
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Malawi
South Sudan
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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?
Niger has the lowest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults of the 42 African countries with data, at 1.5 (2024).
How many African countries report Bank Branches per 100,000 data?
42 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 2023–2024). 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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