Financial Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for financial services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, which was last updated on 2026-05-10. Data completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more thoroughly mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map financial service access points for inclusion analysis based on the described amenity types.
• Plan humanitarian cash distribution networks based on the locations of banks and money transfer agents.
• Conduct economic activity analysis based on the spatial distribution of financial infrastructure.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, and SHP.
• Exports are provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), a recognized organization in the mapping community.
• The dataset is licensed under the ODbL-1.0, a well-known open data license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data completeness varies, with remote areas likely being less mapped than urban centers.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed geographic data tagged with the `amenity` key.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-10 02:39:11.672381; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The Democratic Republic of the Congo