This statistic presents the share of African adults with access to banking in 2012 and 2017, with a forecast for 2022. In 2017, 35 percent of the African population had access to banking services and this figure was projected to increase to 48 percent in 2022.
Share of the population with access to banking in Africa from 2012 to 2022
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McKinsey & Company. (February 28, 2018). Share of the population with access to banking in Africa from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915632/adults-with-bank-account-africa/
McKinsey & Company. "Share of the population with access to banking in Africa from 2012 to 2022." Chart. February 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915632/adults-with-bank-account-africa/
McKinsey & Company. (2018). Share of the population with access to banking in Africa from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915632/adults-with-bank-account-africa/
McKinsey & Company. "Share of The Population with Access to Banking in Africa from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915632/adults-with-bank-account-africa/
McKinsey & Company, Share of the population with access to banking in Africa from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915632/adults-with-bank-account-africa/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
Share of the population with access to banking in Africa from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], McKinsey & Company, February 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915632/adults-with-bank-account-africa/