How many bank branches exist worldwide?

Asked Aug 9, 2014· 1 answer ·United States
Faisal KhanAnswered Aug 9, 2014
The US has slightly less than 8,000 banks/credit unions. For the rest of the world, you could estimate it by averaging 30 banks/credit unions per country, so for 220 countries/territories, that would be 6,600. So one could assume the figure would hover close to 14,600 +/- 1500 banks worldwide.
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