Number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults in Lesotho

Lesotho: Number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults was 3.53 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.53
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
156th
of 184 countries
All-time high
3.92
in 2016
All-time low
1.96
in 2006
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults in Lesotho, 2004–2024

012342004201420242004: 2.42005: 2.42006: 22007: 2.12008: 2.22009: 2.32010: 3.42011: 3.42012: 3.42013: 3.72014: 3.62015: 3.82016: 3.92017: 3.92018: 3.82019: 3.82020: 3.82021: 3.72022: 3.72023: 3.62024: 3.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults in Lesotho is 3.53, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults in Lesotho peaked at 3.92 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 2006.

That places Lesotho 156th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults in Lesotho, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 2.44
2005 2.37 -3.0%
2006 1.96 -17.3%
2007 2.11 +7.4%
2008 2.25 +6.7%
2009 2.31 +2.7%
2010 3.39 +47.0%
2011 3.44 +1.4%
2012 3.41 -1.0%
2013 3.68 +7.9%
2014 3.64 -1.1%
2015 3.82 +5.1%
2016 3.92 +2.6%
2017 3.87 -1.4%
2018 3.81 -1.5%
2019 3.82 +0.4%
2020 3.83 +0.3%
2021 3.71 -3.3%
2022 3.65 -1.5%
2023 3.59 -1.7%
2024 3.53 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.24 1.96 2.44 6
2010s 3.68 3.39 3.92 10
2020s 3.66 3.53 3.83 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 153 Tajikistan 3.88 compare
  2. 154 Finland 3.78 compare
  3. 155 Mali 3.64 compare
  4. 157 Mozambique 3.49 compare
  5. 158 Solomon Islands 3.49 compare
  6. 159 Iraq 3.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults in Lesotho?
Number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults in Lesotho was 3.53 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 3.92 in 2016.
What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 2006.
How does Lesotho rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults?
Lesotho ranks 156th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of commercial bank branches per 100000 adults
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
184 places, 3,628 data points, 2004–2024
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