Bank or similar financial institution account, in laborforce (% age 15+) by country
Countries reporting
98
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
15.7%
Malawi
Median
85.7%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
550
What the numbers show
Bank or similar financial institution account, in laborforce (% age 15+) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 15.7% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.7%, and the mean is 75.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 155.1%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 49.7%).
Bank or similar financial institution account, in laborforce: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | France | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Japan | 99.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 8 | Hong Kong, China | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 10 | Croatia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 99.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 13 | New Zealand | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 14 | Canada | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Malta | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Mongolia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 98.8% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Australia | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | United States of America | 98.5% | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Cyprus | 98.2% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 98.0% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 25 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Taiwan, China | 97.2% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Latvia | 96.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 96.8% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 96.2% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 95.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 95.2% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 34 | Türkiye | 95.1% | 2024 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 35 | Hungary | 94.5% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 94.5% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 94.4% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 38 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 94.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 92.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92.7% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 92.6% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 42 | Malaysia | 91.6% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 91.6% | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 91.0% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 45 | India | 90.9% | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 90.8% | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 90.2% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 87.3% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 85.7% | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 85.6% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 84.6% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 52 | Kosovo | 83.9% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 52 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 83.9% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 83.7% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 83.4% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 82.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 57 | Uruguay | 82.0% | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 81.0% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 78.8% | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 60 | Armenia | 77.6% | 2024 | up 132.2% | rising |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 77.2% | 2024 | up 126.6% | rising |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 74.5% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 73.0% | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 64 | Panama | 70.4% | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 70.1% | 2024 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 66 | Nigeria | 67.0% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 65.4% | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 63.6% | 2024 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 58.4% | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 58.3% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 71 | Botswana | 58.1% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 72 | Indonesia | 58.1% | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 73 | Palestine, State of | 58.0% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 74 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 57.6% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 55.7% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 76 | El Salvador | 54.1% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 77 | Algeria | 52.7% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 78 | Colombia | 51.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 79 | Ghana | 49.5% | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 48.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 47.5% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 82 | Iraq | 43.0% | 2024 | up 155.1% | rising |
| 83 | Guatemala | 42.2% | 2024 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 84 | Philippines | 38.7% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 35.3% | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritania | 34.5% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 87 | Lebanon | 34.5% | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 33.3% | 2024 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 89 | Uganda | 28.8% | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 90 | Zambia | 28.7% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 91 | Cameroon | 25.0% | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 92 | Benin | 24.1% | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 93 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 23.8% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 23.7% | 2024 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 19.9% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 96 | Congo | 19.1% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 17.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 98 | Malawi | 15.7% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- High income 97.3%
- World 75.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 85.7%
- South Asia 82.2%
- Upper middle income 78.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 72.0%
- Lower middle income 70.9%
- Low & middle income 68.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 65.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 59.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 40.9%
- Low income 26.6%