United Arab Emirates—Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)
Category: FinanceSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #51 of 158Updated April 2026
Latest Value
85.7%
2021
YoY Change
-2.8%
2017 → 2021
Global Rank
#51
of 158 countries
Maximum
88.2%
2017
Minimum
59.7%
2011
CAGR
+3.7%
4 years
Last
85.7%
Previous
88.2%
Highest
88.2%
Lowest
59.7%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
United Arab Emirates's account ownership at financial institution (%) was 85.7% in 2021, ranking #51 out of 158 countries. This represents a -2.8% change from 2017. Over the past 4 years, the highest recorded value was 88.2% (2017) and the lowest was 59.7% (2011). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 59.7% |
Top Countries — Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 99.9% | 2024 |
| 2 | Finland | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 3 | Austria | 99.5% | 2024 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 99.3% | 2024 |
| 5 | France | 99.2% | 2024 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 99.2% | 2024 |
| 7 | Lithuania | 99.0% | 2024 |
| 8 | Estonia | 98.9% | 2024 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 98.8% | 2017 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 98.7% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (% age 15+).
Methodology
Data compiled by Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/globalfindex.