Number of branches fell 4.71% to 4,696 branches in Portugal in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, number of branches in Portugal reached an all time high of 6,587 branches in 2010 and an all time low of 4,696 branches in 2017.
Portugal has been ranked 9th within the group of 46 countries we follow in terms of number of branches, 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Banking Units (Branches) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Algeria | branches | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Belgium | branches | 3,607 | 3,508 | 3,347 | 3,195 | 2,983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | branches | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| France | branches | 37,623 | 37,567 | 37,261 | 37,209 | 36,519 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | branches | 35,264 | 34,001 | 31,974 | 30,072 | 27,834 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | branches | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | branches | 994 | 1,029 | 1,048 | 916 | 891 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | branches | 30,723 | 30,258 | 29,039 | 27,374 | 25,454 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | branches | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.00 | 4.00 | 9.00 | 11.0 | 16.0 | |||||||||
| Morocco | branches | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Portugal | branches | 5,938 | 5,453 | 5,323 | 5,001 | 4,136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | branches | 31,999 | 31,087 | 28,807 | 27,480 | 26,166 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | branches | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Kingdom | branches | 10,779 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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