Share of adults with an account at a financial institution by country

The share of respondents aged 15 and older, who report having an account (by themselves or with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution.

Countries reporting
113
Highest
99.8%
Finland
Lowest
14.8%
Niger
Median
77.5%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
575

What the numbers show

Share of adults with an account at a financial institution is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Finland; the lowest is 14.8% in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 77.5%, and the mean is 71.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 417.9%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 50.9%).

Share of adults with an account at a financial institution: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% flat
2 Austria 99.5% 2024 up 2.9% flat
3 United Kingdom 99.3% 2024 up 0.4% flat
4 France 99.2% 2024 up 2.7% flat
5 Netherlands 99.2% 2024 down 0.1% flat
6 Lithuania 99.0% 2024 up 27.1% rising
7 Estonia 98.9% 2024 up 1.3% flat
8 Slovenia 98.7% 2024 up 1.5% flat
9 Denmark 98.7% 2024 down 1.3% flat
10 Sweden 98.6% 2024 down 1.2% flat
11 Japan 98.5% 2024 up 1.9% flat
12 Canada 98.4% 2024 down 0.7% flat
13 Spain 98.4% 2024 up 0.8% flat
14 Germany 98.3% 2024 down 0.5% flat
16 Mongolia 98.3% 2024 up 7.0% rising
17 Belgium 98.2% 2024 up 0.1% flat
18 Australia 98.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
19 Singapore 98.0% 2024 up 1.7% flat
20 New Zealand 97.9% 2024 down 1.7% flat
21 Hong Kong 97.3% 2024 up 1.2% rising
22 United States 97.0% 2024 up 3.7% rising
23 South Korea 96.9% 2024 up 2.7% rising
25 Cyprus 96.1% 2024 up 6.6% rising
26 Latvia 95.0% 2024 up 5.3% rising
27 Croatia 92.6% 2024 up 7.7% rising
28 Czechia 92.3% 2024 up 12.3% rising
29 Slovakia 92.2% 2024 up 19.4% rising
30 Thailand 91.8% 2024 up 17.5% rising
31 Portugal 91.4% 2024 up 4.6% rising
32 Iran 91.1% 2024 down 1.3% rising
33 Kenya 90.1% 2024 up 20.7% rising
34 Mauritius 89.6% 2024 up 9.0% rising
35 China 89.4% 2024 up 13.2% rising
36 Israel 89.3% 2024 down 0.8% flat
37 India 89.0% 2024 up 67.5% rising
38 Malaysia 88.7% 2024 up 9.9% rising
39 Greece 88.6% 2024 up 1.2% rising
40 Ukraine 87.6% 2024 up 66.1% rising
41 Venezuela 87.3% 2024 up 53.1% rising
42 Kazakhstan 87.0% 2024 up 61.5% rising
43 Hungary 87.0% 2024 up 20.3% rising
44 Brazil 86.4% 2024 up 26.8% rising
45 Poland 86.1% 2024 up 10.6% rising
46 Italy 86.0% 2024 down 1.5% rising
47 Chile 85.1% 2024 up 34.5% rising
48 Bulgaria 84.7% 2024 up 34.5% rising
49 North Macedonia 84.3% 2024 up 17.3% rising
50 Serbia 83.3% 2024 up 0.2% rising
51 Argentina 81.7% 2024 up 62.8% rising
52 Sri Lanka 81.7% 2024 down 1.2% rising
53 Turkey 81.6% 2024 up 43.9% rising
54 Ghana 81.2% 2024 up 100.6% rising
55 South Africa 81.1% 2024 up 15.4% rising
56 Russia 79.3% 2024 up 17.7% rising
57 Saudi Arabia 78.8% 2024 up 13.6% rising
58 Georgia 78.8% 2024 up 98.7% rising
59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.5% 2024 up 47.0% rising
60 Senegal 76.5% 2024 up 395.7% volatile
61 Uruguay 73.7% 2024 up 61.8% rising
62 Uganda 72.8% 2024 up 63.9% rising
63 Zambia 72.7% 2024 up 104.0% rising
64 Kyrgyzstan 72.3% 2024 up 291.2% volatile
65 Armenia 71.4% 2024 up 303.9% volatile
66 Costa Rica 71.4% 2024 up 10.5% rising
67 Romania 71.3% 2024 up 17.3% rising
68 Vietnam 70.6% 2024 up 127.9% rising
69 Gabon 68.2% 2024 up 106.5% rising
70 Dominican Republic 64.8% 2024 up 19.8% rising
71 Ecuador 64.5% 2024 up 39.6% rising
72 Panama 64.1% 2024 up 46.8% rising
73 Nigeria 63.3% 2024 up 42.3% rising
74 Botswana 61.4% 2024 up 18.2% rising
75 Cameroon 60.9% 2024 up 399.9% volatile
76 Nepal 60.0% 2024 up 77.5% rising
77 Tanzania 59.8% 2024 up 50.4% rising
78 Uzbekistan 59.7% 2024 up 46.5% rising
79 Peru 59.3% 2024 up 104.7% rising
80 Togo 57.4% 2024 up 214.7% volatile
81 Colombia 57.1% 2024 up 46.3% rising
82 Bolivia 56.8% 2024 up 36.0% rising
83 Indonesia 56.3% 2024 up 56.2% rising
84 Azerbaijan 56.3% 2024 up 93.1% rising
85 Congo 55.6% 2024 up 225.6% volatile
86 Moldova 55.5% 2024 up 212.8% rising
87 Mali 54.7% 2024 up 172.7% volatile
88 Tajikistan 54.5% 2024 up 375.8% volatile
89 Mexico 53.0% 2024 up 35.5% rising
90 Benin 51.8% 2024 up 211.9% volatile
91 Burkina Faso 51.4% 2024 up 258.2% rising
92 Malawi 50.4% 2024 up 178.4% rising
93 Philippines 50.2% 2024 up 60.4% rising
94 Zimbabwe 49.5% 2024 up 52.9% rising
95 Jordan 46.5% 2024 up 88.7% rising
96 Albania 46.1% 2024 up 21.3% rising
97 El Salvador 43.4% 2024 up 18.2% rising
98 Bangladesh 43.3% 2024 up 39.7% rising
99 Egypt 43.1% 2024 up 205.2% rising
100 Honduras 42.4% 2024 up 34.8% rising
101 Palestine 39.6% 2024 up 63.4% rising
102 Democratic Republic of Congo 39.2% 2024 up 124.4% volatile
103 Cambodia 39.0% 2024 up 76.1% volatile
104 Sierra Leone 38.6% 2024 up 147.9% rising
105 Guatemala 38.3% 2024 down 7.4% rising
106 Guinea 36.0% 2024 up 417.9% volatile
107 Algeria 35.3% 2024 down 30.1% flat
108 Iraq 30.2% 2024 up 174.9% rising
109 Mauritania 27.3% 2024 up 19.5% rising
110 Pakistan 27.3% 2024 up 109.4% rising
111 Madagascar 24.5% 2024 up 185.9% volatile
112 Nicaragua 23.5% 2024 up 20.7% rising
113 Lebanon 23.0% 2024 down 50.9% falling
114 Chad 20.9% 2024 up 68.1% rising
115 Niger 14.8% 2024 up 121.1% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Share of adults with an account at a financial institution
Unit
% age 15+
Source
Global Findex Database - World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 575 data points, 2011–2024
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The share of respondents aged 15 and older, who report having an account (by themselves or with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution.