Australia: Financial institutions development, access

The latest value from 2021 is 0.783 index points, a decline from 0.799 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.363 index points, based on data from 175 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1980 to 2021 is 0.742 index points. The minimum value, 0.37 index points, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 0.873 index points was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Measures access to financial services as a principal component of the following two variables: Bank branches per 100,000 adults and ATMs per 100,000 adults. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.