Bank or similar financial institution account, out of laborforce (% age 15+) by country
Countries reporting
98
Highest
99.6%
Finland
Lowest
8.2%
Malawi
Median
68.7%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
550
What the numbers show
Bank or similar financial institution account, out of laborforce (% age 15+) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 99.6% in Finland; the lowest is 8.2% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 68.7%, and the mean is 61.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 829.8%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 59.7%).
Bank or similar financial institution account, out of laborforce: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | Estonia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 99.0% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 99.0% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 98.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 98.7% | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 98.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Slovenia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 97.9% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 97.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 96.8% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Japan | 96.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 96.3% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 96.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 95.4% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 19 | Hong Kong, China | 94.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | United States of America | 94.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 92.6% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | Taiwan, China | 92.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 92.1% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 24 | Cyprus | 91.8% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 25 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 88.2% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 87.5% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 85.9% | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 28 | India | 85.3% | 2024 | up 107.9% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 84.9% | 2024 | up 123.3% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 83.7% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 31 | Mauritius | 83.7% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 83.5% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 83.1% | 2024 | up 161.3% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 82.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 81.4% | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 80.3% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 77.5% | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 77.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 77.1% | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 76.8% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 75.4% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 42 | Georgia | 74.6% | 2024 | up 185.0% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | 74.6% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 44 | Israel | 74.1% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 45 | Italy | 73.7% | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 72.0% | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 71.7% | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 71.5% | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 49 | Türkiye | 69.6% | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 67.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 67.0% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 52 | Serbia | 67.0% | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 53 | Armenia | 64.0% | 2024 | up 829.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 62.8% | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61.6% | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 61.5% | 2024 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 58.5% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 57.5% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 54.3% | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 60 | Kosovo | 52.1% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 60 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 52.1% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 62 | Nepal | 51.1% | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 63 | Panama | 46.6% | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 44.6% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 43.6% | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 66 | Mexico | 42.5% | 2024 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 40.9% | 2024 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 40.8% | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 69 | Viet Nam | 40.7% | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 70 | Nigeria | 40.6% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 71 | Jordan | 32.8% | 2024 | up 136.1% | rising |
| 72 | Peru | 30.1% | 2024 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 73 | Palestine, State of | 30.0% | 2024 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 74 | Botswana | 29.8% | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 29.5% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 76 | Colombia | 29.3% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 29.1% | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 78 | Honduras | 26.9% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 79 | Philippines | 25.9% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 25.5% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 24.8% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 24.6% | 2024 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Algeria | 24.4% | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 22.3% | 2024 | up 290.4% | rising |
| 85 | Mauritania | 19.3% | 2024 | up 156.7% | rising |
| 86 | Iraq | 18.2% | 2024 | up 177.3% | rising |
| 87 | Zambia | 17.8% | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 16.7% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 15.9% | 2024 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 90 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.0% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 13.0% | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 92 | Ghana | 12.3% | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 93 | Cameroon | 11.9% | 2024 | up 162.7% | rising |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 11.7% | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 95 | Lebanon | 10.9% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 96 | Congo | 9.6% | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 97 | Benin | 8.6% | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 98 | Malawi | 8.2% | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- High income 91.2%
- World 63.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 67.8%
- South Asia 66.6%
- Upper middle income 61.6%
- Lower middle income 56.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 56.7%
- Low & middle income 55.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 45.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 42.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31.9%
- Low income 24.1%