Countries by Mobile Money Accounts
Complete ranking of 96 countries • % adults • Data refreshed May 28, 2026
Leader
Kenya
Field size
96 countries
Lowest rank
Burundi
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About Mobile Money Accounts Rankings
Kenya leads all 96 countries in Mobile Money Accounts with a value of 87.5% of adults, while Burundi ranks last at 0.75% of adults. This represents a 117-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Mobile Money Accounts Measures
Share of adults aged 15+ who have a mobile money account, from the World Bank Global Findex survey.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Mobile Money Accounts across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0.75% of adults (Burundi) to 87.5% of adults (Kenya) — a 117-fold difference across 96 countries.
Regional Patterns
African countries dominate this ranking, holding 14 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 11.84% of adults to 47.4% of adults. The overall spread from 0.75% of adults to 87.5% of adults reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Kenya and Ghana are separated by only 12%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Mobile Money Accounts
The 5 strongest Mobile Money Accounts reads.
Lowest Mobile Money Accounts
The 5 lowest Mobile Money Accounts reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Global Findex, covering 96 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.