As of 2021, financial service facilities were available to nearly 51 percent of urban localities in Ghana. In contrast, only 3.3 percent of rural communities had access to financial institutions, including banks of any kind.
Availability of financial service facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021
The source notes that localities with a population of more than 5,000 are classified as urban. It adds the following information:
"Locality: an inhabited geographical area with a defined boundary and distinct name. eg.- a hamlet, village, town, city, and other such type of population clusters."
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Ghana Statistical Service. (September 22, 2021). Availability of financial service facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278556/availability-of-financial-service-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Availability of financial service facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021." Chart. September 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278556/availability-of-financial-service-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2021). Availability of financial service facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278556/availability-of-financial-service-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Availability of Financial Service Facilities in Rural and Urban Areas in Ghana as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278556/availability-of-financial-service-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service, Availability of financial service facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278556/availability-of-financial-service-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Availability of financial service facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, September 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278556/availability-of-financial-service-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
