Zambia: Bank accounts per 1000 adults

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 Zambia

Bank accounts per 1000 adults

 Latest value 216.34
 Year 2020
 Measure bank accounts
 Data availability 2004 - 2020
 Average 167.79
 Min - Max 12.77 - 331.94
 Source The International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2020 is 216.34 bank accounts, a decline from 233.05 bank accounts in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4018.96 bank accounts, based on data from 80 countries. Historically, the average for Zambia from 2004 to 2020 is 167.79 bank accounts. The minimum value, 12.77 bank accounts, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 331.94 bank accounts was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Zambia - Bank accounts per 1000 adults - Recent values chart

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Zambia - Bank accounts per 1000 adults - historical chart - 2004-2020




Definition: Number of depositors with commercial banks per 1,000 adults.

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 Small firms with bank credit 6.30 2019 percent
 Percent people with credit cards 2.03 2021 percent
 Percent people with debit cards 10.13 2021 percent
 Domestic credit to the private sector 15.19 2020 percent
 Bank credit to the private sector 12.52 2023 percent
 Liquid liabilities, percent of GDP 25.36 2021 percent
 Bank assets to GDP 22.97 2021 percent
 Financial system deposits, percent of GDP 23.16 2021 percent
 Bank credit to government 12.23 2020 percent
 Banking system concentration 65.94 2021 percent
 Foreign bank assets 99.00 2013 percent of total bank assets
 Percent people with bank accounts 23.84 2021 percent
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