Account in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Account was 69.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Account in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database. Measured in % age 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for account in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 69.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 69.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2011.
Account in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % age 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39.5% | — |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.5% | 39.5% | 54.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.1% | 69.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is account in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Account in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 69.7% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database.
- What is the highest account recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest account recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2011.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for account?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is account rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, published as part of Account (% age 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or similar financial institution (see the definition for "bank or similar financial institution account") or report personally using a mobile money service in the past year (see the definition for "mobile money account"), (% age 15+)