Sierra Leone - Financial access

Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)

The value for Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) in Sierra Leone was 2.65 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.65 in 2012 and a minimum value of 1.12 in 2004.

Definition: Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Financial Access Survey.

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Year Value
2004 1.12
2005 1.20
2006 1.34
2007 1.60
2008 2.02
2009 2.45
2010 2.57
2011 2.64
2012 2.65

Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

The value for Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Sierra Leone was 14.23 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.23 in 2012 and a minimum value of 3.15 in 2004.

Definition: Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks. For many countries data cover the total number of loan accounts due to lack of information on loan account holders.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Financial Access Survey.

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Year Value
2004 3.15
2005 3.29
2006 3.92
2007 4.34
2008 7.34
2009 8.01
2010 10.29
2011 10.33
2012 14.23

Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

The value for Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Sierra Leone was 156.77 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 167.94 in 2010 and a minimum value of 56.12 in 2006.

Definition: Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders at commercial banks and other resident banks functioning as commercial banks that are resident nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households. For many countries data cover the total number of deposit accounts due to lack of information on account holders. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Financial Access Survey.

See also:

Year Value
2006 56.12
2007 58.41
2008 84.11
2009 100.30
2010 167.94
2011 137.04
2012 156.77

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Access