Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) - Country Ranking - Asia

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.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Singapore 2,404.87 2020
2 Turkey 1,872.59 2020
3 Brunei 1,597.94 2019
4 Thailand 1,372.01 2020
5 Kuwait 1,253.00 2020
6 Saudi Arabia 1,238.95 2020
7 United Arab Emirates 1,223.65 2020
8 Israel 1,074.90 2020
9 Tajikistan 987.98 2020
10 Bangladesh 903.43 2020
11 Georgia 868.79 2020
12 Uzbekistan 849.30 2020
13 Qatar 777.90 2020
14 Malaysia 705.85 2020
15 Kyrgyz Republic 699.62 2020
16 Philippines 686.50 2020
17 Azerbaijan 625.71 2014
18 Lao PDR 601.23 2020
19 Timor-Leste 539.51 2020
20 Lebanon 492.67 2020
21 Pakistan 402.27 2020
22 Myanmar 341.11 2019
23 Syrian Arab Republic 212.06 2013
24 Afghanistan 183.29 2019
25 Yemen 113.32 2015
26 China 36.45 2020

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Development Relevance: Access to finance can expand opportunities for all with higher levels of access and use of banking services associated with lower financing obstacles for people and businesses. A stable financial system that promotes efficient savings and investment is also crucial for a thriving democracy and market economy. There are several aspects of access to financial services: availability, cost, and quality of services. The development and growth of credit markets depend on access to timely, reliable, and accurate data on borrowers’ credit experiences. Access to credit can be improved by making it easy to create and enforce collateral agreements and by increasing information about potential borrowers’ creditworthiness. Lenders look at a borrower’s credit history and collateral. Where credit registries and effective collateral laws are absent - as in many developing countries - banks make fewer loans. Indicators that cover getting credit include the strength of legal rights index and the depth of credit information index.

Limitations and Exceptions: Access to finance can expand opportunities for all with higher levels of access and use of banking services associated with lower financing obstacles for people and businesses. A stable financial system that promotes efficient savings and investment is also crucial for a thriving democracy and market economy. There are several aspects of access to financial services: availability, cost, and quality of services. The development and growth of credit markets depend on access to timely, reliable, and accurate data on borrowers' credit experiences. Access to credit can be improved by making it easy to create and enforce collateral agreements and by increasing information about potential borrowers' creditworthiness. Lenders look at a borrower's credit history and collateral. Where credit registries and effective collateral laws are absent - as in many developing countries - banks make fewer loans. Indicators that cover getting credit include the strength of legal rights index and the depth of credit information index.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Depositors with commercial banks are deposit account holders at commercial banks and other resident banks functioning as commercial banks that are resident nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households. It is calculated as (number of depositors)*1,000/adult population in the reporting country. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Country-specific metadata can be found on the IMF’s FAS website at  http://fas.imf.org.