Banks in Somalia
12 cities — select a city to see all listings.
There are 46 bank and ATM locations on record for Somalia in the GF6 directory. They are spread across 12 cities in 10 regions. The most listings are in Hargeisa (25), Las Anod (4) and Burao (3). Somalia — its capital is Mogadishu, the currency is the Somali shilling, the population is about 11,031,386.
Choose a city to see every branch or ATM with its street address, opening hours, phone number, bank codes where available and its exact map location. Hargeisa alone accounts for about 54% of all bank and ATM locations recorded in the country. Somalia is part of the Africa coverage within the global GF6 directory. More about banking in Somalia ↓
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About banking in Somalia
Somalia sits on the Horn of Africa, bordering Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya and facing the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean along the longest mainland coastline on the continent. With a land area of 637,657 square kilometres and a population of around 11 million, the country combines dense urban centres such as the capital Mogadishu with extensive rural and pastoral regions where formal banking infrastructure is comparatively sparse.
The national currency is the Somali shilling (SOS), although foreign currency is also widely handled in day-to-day commerce. Somali and Arabic serve as the official languages, and customers will typically encounter both on signage, forms and ATM interfaces at branches in the larger cities. The international calling code +252 is useful when contacting banks from abroad to confirm opening hours, card acceptance or transfer details before travelling.
The GF6 directory currently lists 46 bank and ATM locations in Somalia, spread across 12 cities. Coverage is concentrated in the main urban areas, where branches, head offices and standalone ATMs are most accessible, while smaller towns and remote districts may have fewer or no listed points. Visitors and residents can use the directory to identify nearby branches, plan cash withdrawals, and check addresses before making a journey.
Because banking availability can vary significantly between regions, it is advisable to confirm that a specific location is operational and that a given card network is accepted before relying on it for cash. Mobile money and informal remittance services are also widely used across Somalia alongside conventional banking, and travellers often combine several methods to ensure reliable access to funds during their stay.