Barbados: Banking system concentration
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| Barbados |
Bank concentration: percent of bank assets held by top three banks |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 100.00 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2021 |
| Average | 98.13 |
| Min - Max | 90.44 - 100.00 |
| Source | Bankscope |
The latest value from 2021 is 100 percent, unchanged from 100 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 67.43 percent, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 2000 to 2021 is 98.13 percent. The minimum value, 90.44 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 100 percent was recorded in 2000.
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Definition: Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.
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| Small firms with bank credit | 58.10 | 2010 | percent |
| Domestic credit to the private sector | 78.27 | 2019 | percent |
| Bank credit to the private sector | 67.24 | 2023 | percent |
| Liquid liabilities, percent of GDP | 114.15 | 2019 | percent |
| Bank assets to GDP | 102.95 | 2019 | percent |
| Financial system deposits, percent of GDP | 111.12 | 2019 | percent |
| Bank credit to government | 21.35 | 2019 | percent |
| Banking system concentration | 100.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Foreign bank assets | 100.00 | 2013 | percent of total bank assets |