As of 2017, Ghana recorded the highest financial account ownership rate in West Africa, which represented approximately 57.7 percent of its total population 15 years and older, and this was followed by Togo, with around 45.3 percent of its population having a financial account. In the same year, the Niger Republic registered the lowest rate of financial account ownership.
Share of population with an account at a financial institution or mobile service provider in West Africa as of 2017, by country
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Techpoint.africa. (September 21, 2020). Share of population with an account at a financial institution or mobile service provider in West Africa as of 2017, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177221/population-with-an-account-at-financial-institutions-or-mobile-service-in-west-africa/
Techpoint.africa. "Share of population with an account at a financial institution or mobile service provider in West Africa as of 2017, by country." Chart. September 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177221/population-with-an-account-at-financial-institutions-or-mobile-service-in-west-africa/
Techpoint.africa. (2020). Share of population with an account at a financial institution or mobile service provider in West Africa as of 2017, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177221/population-with-an-account-at-financial-institutions-or-mobile-service-in-west-africa/
Techpoint.africa. "Share of Population with An Account at a Financial Institution or Mobile Service Provider in West Africa as of 2017, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177221/population-with-an-account-at-financial-institutions-or-mobile-service-in-west-africa/
Techpoint.africa, Share of population with an account at a financial institution or mobile service provider in West Africa as of 2017, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177221/population-with-an-account-at-financial-institutions-or-mobile-service-in-west-africa/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of population with an account at a financial institution or mobile service provider in West Africa as of 2017, by country [Graph], Techpoint.africa, September 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177221/population-with-an-account-at-financial-institutions-or-mobile-service-in-west-africa/