Financial Services in Eritrea from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Eritrea includes banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches tagged via the `amenity` key. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map financial inclusion based on the distribution of banks, ATMs, and microfinance branches.
• Plan cash distribution networks based on the locations of money transfer agents and post offices.
• Conduct economic analysis based on the spatial density of financial service amenities.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple financial service types: banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

2026-05-15

Geography

Eritrea