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Countries by account ownership, adults in the poorest 40% of households

Denmark had the highest account ownership, adults in the poorest 40% of households of 141 countries in 2017, at 100%. The Central African Republic had the lowest, at 9.2%. The median was 48.34%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest100Denmark
Lowest9.2Central African Republic
Median48.34141 countries

Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 82.99 %Afghanistan: 13.8 %Albania: 22.75 %Armenia: 34.42 %Argentina: 38.06 %Austria: 97.91 %Australia: 99.29 %Azerbaijan: 18.14 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 47.5 %Bangladesh: 40.08 %Belgium: 98.86 %Burkina Faso: 26.74 %Bulgaria: 54.55 %Benin: 31.85 %Bolivia: 42.83 %Brazil: 56.63 %Botswana: 34.67 %Belarus: 74.41 %Canada: 99.78 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 17.39 %Central African Republic: 9.2 %Republic of the Congo: 18.16 %Switzerland: 97.44 %Côte d’Ivoire: 34.17 %Chile: 66.87 %Cameroon: 24.98 %China: 68.88 %Colombia: 35.02 %Costa Rica: 58.03 %Cyprus: 83.81 %Czechia: 70.64 %Germany: 98.12 %Denmark: 100 %Dominican Republic: 42.12 %Algeria: 34.97 %Ecuador: 33.4 %Estonia: 96.21 %Egypt: 20.32 %Spain: 93.09 %Ethiopia: 22.41 %Finland: 99.46 %France: 93.47 %Gabon: 49.83 %United Kingdom: 94.47 %Georgia: 46.12 %Ghana: 48.34 %Gambia: 20.56 %Guinea: 19.9 %Greece: 81.52 %Guatemala: 30.42 %Hong Kong: 92.37 %Honduras: 33.1 %Croatia: 81 %Haiti: 17.88 %Hungary: 67.67 %Indonesia: 36.6 %Ireland: 92.94 %Israel: 85.69 %India: 77.08 %Iraq: 18.69 %Iran: 93.25 %Italy: 90.63 %Jordan: 32.88 %Japan: 97.54 %Kenya: 70.45 %Kyrgyzstan: 35.68 %Cambodia: 14.3 %South Korea: 92.15 %Kuwait: 70.8 %Kazakhstan: 48.81 %Laos: 17.37 %Lebanon: 29.89 %Sri Lanka: 70.58 %Liberia: 26.6 %Lesotho: 32.39 %Lithuania: 77.93 %Luxembourg: 98.32 %Latvia: 88.52 %Libya: 58.28 %Moldova: 31.51 %Montenegro: 60.27 %Madagascar: 12.34 %North Macedonia: 66.67 %Mali: 31.26 %Myanmar: 22.54 %Mongolia: 90.59 %Mauritius: 86.32 %Malawi: 21.21 %Mexico: 25.21 %Malaysia: 80.5 %Mozambique: 26.8 %Namibia: 70.42 %Niger: 10.49 %Nigeria: 24.53 %Nicaragua: 19.94 %Netherlands: 99.79 %Norway: 99.36 %Nepal: 37.92 %New Zealand: 98.97 %Panama: 32.86 %Peru: 27.02 %Philippines: 18.03 %Pakistan: 14.22 %Poland: 84.22 %Palestine: 11.98 %Portugal: 87.46 %Paraguay: 38.3 %Romania: 37.83 %Serbia: 64.53 %Russia: 70.24 %Rwanda: 38.65 %Saudi Arabia: 64.56 %Sweden: 99.67 %Singapore: 96.38 %Slovenia: 95.46 %Slovakia: 77.94 %Sierra Leone: 12.92 %Senegal: 34.49 %El Salvador: 19.29 %Chad: 14.14 %Togo: 34.74 %Thailand: 77.55 %Tajikistan: 38.48 %Turkmenistan: 39.42 %Tunisia: 21.05 %Türkiye: 56.38 %Trinidad and Tobago: 77.08 %Tanzania: 37.25 %Ukraine: 53.26 %Uganda: 47.3 %United States: 85.22 %Uruguay: 48.61 %Uzbekistan: 30.92 %Venezuela: 60.18 %Vietnam: 20.28 %South Africa: 62.64 %Zambia: 31.24 %Zimbabwe: 43.6 %
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%, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank Global Findex, Global Findex: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+) (FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2017

Denmark: 100 %Denmark100Netherlands: 99.79 %Netherlands99.79Canada: 99.78 %Canada99.78Sweden: 99.67 %Sweden99.67Finland: 99.46 %Finland99.46Norway: 99.36 %Norway99.36Australia: 99.29 %Australia99.29New Zealand: 98.97 %New Zealand98.97Belgium: 98.86 %Belgium98.86Luxembourg: 98.32 %Luxembourg98.32Germany: 98.12 %Germany98.12Austria: 97.91 %Austria97.91Japan: 97.54 %Japan97.54Switzerland: 97.44 %Switzerland97.44Singapore: 96.38 %Singapore96.38Estonia: 96.21 %Estonia96.21Slovenia: 95.46 %Slovenia95.46Malta: 94.66 %Malta94.66United Kingdom: 94.47 %United Kingdom94.47France: 93.47 %France93.47Iran: 93.25 %Iran93.25Spain: 93.09 %Spain93.09Ireland: 92.94 %Ireland92.94Hong Kong: 92.37 %Hong Kong92.37South Korea: 92.15 %South Korea92.15Italy: 90.63 %Italy90.63Mongolia: 90.59 %Mongolia90.59Latvia: 88.52 %Latvia88.52Portugal: 87.46 %Portugal87.46Mauritius: 86.32 %Mauritius86.32Israel: 85.69 %Israel85.69United States: 85.22 %United States85.22Poland: 84.22 %Poland84.22Cyprus: 83.81 %Cyprus83.81United Arab Emirates: 82.99 %United Arab Emirates82.99Greece: 81.52 %Greece81.52Croatia: 81 %Croatia81Malaysia: 80.5 %Malaysia80.5Slovakia: 77.94 %Slovakia77.94Lithuania: 77.93 %Lithuania77.93Denmark: 100 %Denmark100Netherlands: 99.79 %Netherlands99.79Canada: 99.78 %Canada99.78Sweden: 99.67 %Sweden99.67Finland: 99.46 %Finland99.46Norway: 99.36 %Norway99.36Australia: 99.29 %Australia99.29New Zealand: 98.97 %New Zealand98.97Belgium: 98.86 %Belgium98.86Luxembourg: 98.32 %Luxembourg98.32Germany: 98.12 %Germany98.12Austria: 97.91 %Austria97.91Japan: 97.54 %Japan97.54Switzerland: 97.44 %Switzerland97.44Singapore: 96.38 %Singapore96.38Estonia: 96.21 %Estonia96.21Slovenia: 95.46 %Slovenia95.46Malta: 94.66 %Malta94.66United Kingdom: 94.47 %United Kingdom94.47France: 93.47 %France93.47Iran: 93.25 %Iran93.25Spain: 93.09 %Spain93.09Ireland: 92.94 %Ireland92.94Hong Kong: 92.37 %Hong Kong92.37South Korea: 92.15 %South Korea92.15Italy: 90.63 %Italy90.63Mongolia: 90.59 %Mongolia90.59Latvia: 88.52 %Latvia88.52Portugal: 87.46 %Portugal87.46Mauritius: 86.32 %Mauritius86.32Israel: 85.69 %Israel85.69United States: 85.22 %United States85.22Poland: 84.22 %Poland84.22Cyprus: 83.81 %Cyprus83.81United Arab Emirates: 82.99 %United Arab Emirates82.99Greece: 81.52 %Greece81.52Croatia: 81 %Croatia81Malaysia: 80.5 %Malaysia80.5Slovakia: 77.94 %Slovakia77.94Lithuania: 77.93 %Lithuania77.93
%. Source: World Bank Global Findex, Global Findex: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+) (FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)
1Denmark100
2Netherlands99.79
3Canada99.78
4Sweden99.67
5Finland99.46
6Norway99.36
7Australia99.29
8New Zealand98.97
9Belgium98.86
10Luxembourg98.32
11Germany98.12
12Austria97.91
13Japan97.54
14Switzerland97.44
15Singapore96.38
16Estonia96.21
17Slovenia95.46
18Malta94.66
19United Kingdom94.47
20France93.47
21Iran93.25
22Spain93.09
23Ireland92.94
24Hong Kong92.37
25South Korea92.15
26Italy90.63
27Mongolia90.59
28Latvia88.52
29Portugal87.46
30Mauritius86.32
31Israel85.69
32United States85.22
33Poland84.22
34Cyprus83.81
35United Arab Emirates82.99
36Greece81.52
37Croatia81
38Malaysia80.5
39Slovakia77.94
40Lithuania77.93
41Thailand77.55
42India77.08
43Trinidad and Tobago77.08
44Bahrain75.82
45Belarus74.41
46Maldives71.41
47Kuwait70.8
48Czechia70.64
49Sri Lanka70.58
50Kenya70.45
51Namibia70.42
52Russia70.24
53China68.88
54Hungary67.67
55Chile66.87
56North Macedonia66.67
57Saudi Arabia64.56
58Serbia64.53
59South Africa62.64
60Montenegro60.27
61Venezuela60.18
62Libya58.28
63Costa Rica58.03
64Brazil56.63
65Türkiye56.38
66Bulgaria54.55
67Ukraine53.26
68Gabon49.83
69Kazakhstan48.81
70Uruguay48.61
71Ghana48.34
72Bosnia and Herzegovina47.5
73Uganda47.3
74Georgia46.12
75Zimbabwe43.6
76Bolivia42.83
77Dominican Republic42.12
78Bangladesh40.08
79Turkmenistan39.42
80Rwanda38.65
81Tajikistan38.48
82Paraguay38.3
83Argentina38.06
84Nepal37.92
85Romania37.83
86Tanzania37.25
87Indonesia36.6
88Kyrgyzstan35.68
89Colombia35.02
90Algeria34.97
91Togo34.74
92Botswana34.67
93Senegal34.49
94Armenia34.42
95Côte d’Ivoire34.17
96Ecuador33.4
97Honduras33.1
98Jordan32.88
99Panama32.86
100Lesotho32.39
101Benin31.85
102Moldova31.51
103Mali31.26
104Zambia31.24
105Uzbekistan30.92
106Guatemala30.42
107Lebanon29.89
108Peru27.02
109Mozambique26.8
110Burkina Faso26.74
111Liberia26.6
112Mexico25.21
113Cameroon24.98
114Nigeria24.53
115Albania22.75
116Myanmar22.54
117Ethiopia22.41
118Malawi21.21
119Tunisia21.05
120Gambia20.56
121Egypt20.32
122Vietnam20.28
123Nicaragua19.94
124Guinea19.9
125El Salvador19.29
126Iraq18.69
127Republic of the Congo18.16
128Azerbaijan18.14
129Philippines18.03
130Haiti17.88
131Democratic Republic of the Congo17.39
132Laos17.37
133Cambodia14.3
134Pakistan14.22
135Chad14.14
136Afghanistan13.8
137Sierra Leone12.92
138Madagascar12.34
139Palestine11.98
140Niger10.49
141Central African Republic9.2

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About this ranking

Percentage of respondents aged 15 and over in the poorest 40% of households within the economy who have a financial institution or mobile money account.

More on how it is measured
  • The denominator is this income group, not all adults.
  • Account definition: Having an individual or joint account at a bank or another financial institution, or personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months.

Global Findex survey estimates for people aged 15 and over, or the named subgroup. Percentages use all respondents in that population, not only savers, borrowers or account owners. Only published survey years are stored; no values are interpolated or carried forward. The 2025 edition reports 2024 fieldwork. Some earlier-wave surveys were conducted in 2022; the publisher year labels are retained. In 2024, account and debit-card ownership were asked more widely than other financial-use questions, so available years vary by measure and economy. Survey coverage and questions can change between waves.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 16 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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World Bank, Global Findex Database. Global Findex: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+) (FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Global Findex: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+) (FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS) (Countries by account ownership, adults in the poorest 40% of households, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS

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Global Findex: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+) (FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS), Countries by account ownership, adults in the poorest 40% of households, 2017. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/account-ownership-poorest-40/countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. Global Findex: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+) (FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS). Countries by account ownership, adults in the poorest 40% of households, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/account-ownership-poorest-40/countries?period=2017.

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World Bank (2026) Global Findex: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+) (FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS), Countries by account ownership, adults in the poorest 40% of households, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/account-ownership-poorest-40/countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which country has the highest account ownership, adults in the poorest 40% of households?

Denmark, with 100% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest account ownership, adults in the poorest 40% of households?

The Central African Republic, with 9.2% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Global Findex: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+) (FX.OWN.TOTL.40.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 16 countries have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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