Somalia Financial Services Locations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Somalia, last updated May 2026, containing locations of financial service points. The dataset includes banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches, as tagged by volunteers via the `amenity` key. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) as part of their HDX exports.

Use Cases

• Map financial inclusion and service gaps based on the locations of banks and ATMs.
• Plan cash distribution programs based on the network of money transfer agents and post offices.
• Analyze the density and distribution of economic infrastructure based on the tagged `amenity` features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Source is explicitly cited as the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, with a specific tag key (`amenity`) documented.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:58:12.920809; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Somalia