Bank or similar financial institution account, poorest 40% (% age 15+) by country
Countries reporting
102
Highest
100.0%
Finland
Lowest
7.5%
Congo
Median
73.0%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
570
What the numbers show
Bank or similar financial institution account, poorest 40% (% age 15+) is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Finland; the lowest is 7.5% in Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.0%, and the mean is 63.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 764.2%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 46.4%).
Bank or similar financial institution account, poorest 40%: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 3 | Austria | 99.2% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 99.0% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 98.8% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | France | 98.7% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 8 | Canada | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Germany | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 98.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 97.8% | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 97.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 15 | Japan | 97.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Mongolia | 97.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 96.8% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 96.6% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | United States of America | 95.6% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 94.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Cyprus | 94.2% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 23 | Malta | 93.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 24 | Latvia | 91.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 25 | Taiwan, China | 91.6% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 89.8% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 87.7% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 87.6% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 87.0% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 30 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 86.9% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 31 | India | 86.3% | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritius | 86.1% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 85.6% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 83.7% | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 35 | China | 82.7% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 82.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 81.7% | 2024 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 81.5% | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 81.3% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 80.4% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 80.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 42 | Poland | 80.1% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 79.6% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 78.9% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 78.4% | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 77.7% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 76.4% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 48 | Türkiye | 75.5% | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 75.4% | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 50 | Serbia | 75.1% | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 74.0% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 52 | South Africa | 72.0% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70.4% | 2024 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 70.4% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 69.1% | 2024 | up 143.6% | rising |
| 56 | Kosovo | 66.7% | 2024 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 56 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 66.7% | 2024 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 58 | Armenia | 64.0% | 2024 | up 477.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Argentina | 63.0% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 62.9% | 2024 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 62.8% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 61.7% | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 55.6% | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 55.4% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 51.4% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 50.5% | 2024 | up 109.4% | rising |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 47.7% | 2024 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Indonesia | 45.1% | 2024 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 69 | Republic of Moldova | 43.5% | 2024 | up 293.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 42.0% | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 71 | Nigeria | 41.7% | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 41.2% | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 41.2% | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 74 | Mexico | 39.4% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 75 | Peru | 35.6% | 2024 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 35.3% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Palestine, State of | 31.9% | 2024 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 78 | Algeria | 31.2% | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 79 | Botswana | 31.1% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 30.2% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 29.8% | 2024 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 29.7% | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 83 | Colombia | 29.5% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 28.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 24.6% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 86 | Philippines | 24.5% | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 87 | El Salvador | 24.4% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 23.3% | 2024 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 89 | Togo | 23.0% | 2024 | up 202.1% | rising |
| 90 | Ghana | 22.7% | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 91 | Gabon | 18.3% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 92 | Iraq | 18.3% | 2024 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 17.6% | 2024 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 15.8% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 95 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.5% | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 15.2% | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 97 | Benin | 14.5% | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Cameroon | 13.5% | 2024 | up 764.2% | rising |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 12.8% | 2024 | up 126.6% | rising |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 11.1% | 2024 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 101 | Malawi | 8.2% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 102 | Congo | 7.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- High income 92.8%
- Upper middle income 75.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 74.9%
- South Asia 71.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 70.9%
- World 69.4%
- Low & middle income 64.7%
- Lower middle income 58.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 55.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 43.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 29.0%
- Low income 21.2%