Financial Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data provides locations of financial amenities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tagged via the `amenity` key. The dataset includes banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches. It was last updated on 2026-06-19 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Map financial inclusion and service gaps based on the locations of banks and microfinance branches.
• Plan cash distribution networks and humanitarian aid delivery based on ATM and money transfer agent locations.
• Conduct economic and infrastructure analysis based on the spatial distribution of financial amenities.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes multiple financial service types: banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, and JSON.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; urban areas are likely well-represented while remote areas may be sparse.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and collaborative contribution.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 09:40:42.114247.

Geography

The Democratic Republic of the Congo