Banking system concentration - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Bank concentration: percent of bank assets held by top three banks, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 135 countries was 67.43 percent. The highest value was in Barbados: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Nepal: 17.87 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: Bankscope
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Countries Banking system concentration, 2021 Global rank Available data
Barbados 100 1 2000 - 2021
Fiji 100 2 2015 - 2021
Iceland 100 3 2000 - 2021
Lesotho 100 4 2000 - 2021
Liberia 100 5 2015 - 2021
Malawi 100 6 2000 - 2021
Lebanon 99.69 7 2000 - 2021
Namibia 98.79 8 2005 - 2021
Lithuania 98.73 9 2000 - 2021
North Macedonia 97.39 10 2000 - 2021
Bermuda 96.63 11 2003 - 2021
Qatar 96.58 12 2000 - 2021
Bhutan 92.86 13 2013 - 2021
Finland 92.57 14 2000 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 92.56 15 2000 - 2021
Greece 92.39 16 2004 - 2021
Estonia 91.37 17 2000 - 2021
Burma 90.97 18 2005 - 2021
Sweden 89.63 19 2000 - 2021
Malta 89.44 20 2000 - 2021
Netherlands 88.29 21 2000 - 2021
Tajikistan 85.92 22 2005 - 2021
Haiti 85.62 23 2003 - 2021
Mongolia 85.14 24 2000 - 2021
Cyprus 84.82 25 2000 - 2021
Venezuela 84.46 26 2000 - 2021
Georgia 84.25 27 2000 - 2021
Nicaragua 83.98 28 2000 - 2021
Jamaica 83.4 29 2002 - 2021
Montenegro 83.19 30 2003 - 2021
Kuwait 82.31 31 2000 - 2021
Bahrain 81.96 32 2000 - 2021
Zimbabwe 81.83 33 2000 - 2021
Denmark 81.78 34 2000 - 2021
Singapore 80.81 35 2000 - 2021
Tanzania 80.49 36 2004 - 2021
South Africa 79.45 37 2000 - 2021
Germany 79.43 38 2000 - 2021
Slovakia 78.92 39 2000 - 2021
Mozambique 78.71 40 2000 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 78.12 41 2000 - 2021
Burundi 77.99 42 2000 - 2021
Macao 76.48 43 2000 - 2021
Botswana 75.81 44 2000 - 2021
Israel 75.76 45 2000 - 2021
Latvia 74.56 46 2000 - 2021
Egypt 74.52 47 2000 - 2021
El Salvador 74.45 48 2000 - 2021
Albania 74.01 49 2000 - 2021
Colombia 73.77 50 2000 - 2021
Ireland 73.75 51 2000 - 2021
Cape Verde 73.56 52 2008 - 2021
UA Emirates 73.22 53 2000 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 73.12 54 2000 - 2021
Guyana 72.92 55 2000 - 2021
Uruguay 72.76 56 2000 - 2021
Spain 71.96 57 2000 - 2021
Moldova 70.64 58 2000 - 2021
Peru 70.55 59 2000 - 2021
Brazil 70.39 60 2000 - 2021
Australia 69.13 61 2000 - 2021
Belarus 68.86 62 2000 - 2021
Portugal 68.85 63 2000 - 2021
Angola 68.42 64 2001 - 2021
Ivory Coast 68.31 65 2000 - 2021
Azerbaijan 68.25 66 2000 - 2021
Belgium 68.05 67 2000 - 2021
Romania 67.41 68 2000 - 2021
Uganda 67.29 69 2000 - 2021
Croatia 66.84 70 2000 - 2021
Morocco 66.54 71 2000 - 2021
Slovenia 66.49 72 2000 - 2021
France 66.26 73 2000 - 2021
Zambia 65.94 74 2000 - 2021
Switzerland 65.63 75 2000 - 2021
Afghanistan 65.1 76 2006 - 2021
Austria 64.79 77 2000 - 2021
Guatemala 64.69 78 2000 - 2021
Bulgaria 63.99 79 2000 - 2021
Oman 63.86 80 2000 - 2021
Ukraine 63.57 81 2000 - 2021
Czechia 63.22 82 2000 - 2021
Jordan 63.09 83 2000 - 2021
Laos 63.08 84 2008 - 2021
Italy 62.58 85 2000 - 2021
Hong Kong 62.47 86 2000 - 2021
Rwanda 62.22 87 2001 - 2021
Honduras 61.71 88 2000 - 2021
Hungary 60.92 89 2000 - 2021
Canada 60.75 90 2000 - 2021
Bahamas 60.41 91 2000 - 2021
Kazakhstan 60.32 92 2000 - 2021
Uzbekistan 59.47 93 2000 - 2021
Nigeria 59.32 94 2000 - 2021
Mauritius 59.14 95 2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka 57.66 96 2011 - 2021
New Zealand 57.18 97 2006 - 2021
South Korea 56.31 98 2000 - 2021
Costa Rica 55.94 99 2000 - 2021
Ecuador 55.51 100 2000 - 2021
Armenia 55.16 101 2000 - 2021
Malaysia 52.99 102 2000 - 2021
Philippines 52.25 103 2000 - 2021
Chile 52.18 104 2000 - 2021
Argentina 52.15 105 2000 - 2021
Ethiopia 51.29 106 2000 - 2021
Russia 50.4 107 2000 - 2021
Poland 49.9 108 2000 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 49.56 109 2000 - 2021
Mexico 49.54 110 2000 - 2021
Syria 49.17 111 2004 - 2021
Serbia 47.68 112 2000 - 2021
Turkey 46.77 113 2000 - 2021
Japan 46.33 114 2000 - 2021
Thailand 44.82 115 2000 - 2021
Kenya 44.81 116 2000 - 2021
Tunisia 44.53 117 2000 - 2021
Panama 43.77 118 2000 - 2021
Cambodia 43.54 119 2002 - 2021
Bolivia 43.33 120 2000 - 2021
Indonesia 43.3 121 2000 - 2021
Luxembourg 43.26 122 2000 - 2021
UK 42.91 123 2000 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 41.66 124 2000 - 2021
Paraguay 41.54 125 2000 - 2021
India 40.9 126 2000 - 2021
Pakistan 40.63 127 2000 - 2021
USA 38.4 128 2000 - 2021
China 38.32 129 2000 - 2021
Vietnam 37.85 130 2000 - 2021
Ghana 32.84 131 2005 - 2021
Iraq 29.27 132 2005 - 2021
Bangladesh 26.78 133 2000 - 2021
Taiwan 25.08 134 2000 - 2021
Nepal 17.87 135 2000 - 2021


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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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1. Barbados
2. Fiji
3. Iceland
4. Lesotho
5. Liberia
6. Malawi
7. Lebanon
8. Namibia
9. Lithuania
10. North Macedonia
11. Bermuda
12. Qatar
13. Bhutan
14. Finland
15. Tr.&Tobago
16. Greece
17. Estonia
18. Burma
19. Sweden
20. Malta
21. Netherlands
22. Tajikistan
23. Haiti
24. Mongolia
25. Cyprus
26. Venezuela
27. Georgia
28. Nicaragua
29. Jamaica
30. Montenegro
31. Kuwait
32. Bahrain
33. Zimbabwe
34. Denmark
35. Singapore
36. Tanzania
37. South Africa
38. Germany
39. Slovakia
40. Mozambique
41. Domin. Rep.
42. Burundi
43. Macao
44. Botswana
45. Israel
46. Latvia
47. Egypt
48. El Salvador
49. Albania
50. Colombia
51. Ireland
52. Cape Verde
53. UA Emirates
54. Saudi Arabia
55. Guyana
56. Uruguay
57. Spain
58. Moldova
59. Peru
60. Brazil
61. Australia
62. Belarus
63. Portugal
64. Angola
65. Ivory Coast
66. Azerbaijan
67. Belgium
68. Romania
69. Uganda
70. Croatia
71. Morocco
72. Slovenia
73. France
74. Zambia
75. Switzerland
76. Afghanistan
77. Austria
78. Guatemala
79. Bulgaria
80. Oman
81. Ukraine
82. Czechia
83. Jordan
84. Laos
85. Italy
86. Hong Kong
87. Rwanda
88. Honduras
89. Hungary
90. Canada
91. Bahamas
92. Kazakhstan
93. Uzbekistan
94. Nigeria
95. Mauritius
96. Sri Lanka
97. New Zealand
98. South Korea
99. Costa Rica
100. Ecuador
101. Armenia
102. Malaysia
103. Philippines
104. Chile
105. Argentina
106. Ethiopia
107. Russia
108. Poland
109. Kyrgyzstan
110. Mexico
111. Syria
112. Serbia
113. Turkey
114. Japan
115. Thailand
116. Kenya
117. Tunisia
118. Panama
119. Cambodia
120. Bolivia
121. Indonesia
122. Luxembourg
123. UK
124. Bosnia & Herz.
125. Paraguay
126. India
127. Pakistan
128. USA
129. China
130. Vietnam
131. Ghana
132. Iraq
133. Bangladesh
134. Taiwan
135. Nepal
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.69
98.79
98.73
97.39
96.63
96.58
92.86
92.57
92.56
92.39
91.37
90.97
89.63
89.44
88.29
85.92
85.62
85.14
84.82
84.46
84.25
83.98
83.40
83.19
82.31
81.96
81.83
81.78
80.81
80.49
79.45
79.43
78.92
78.71
78.12
77.99
76.48
75.81
75.76
74.56
74.52
74.45
74.01
73.77
73.75
73.56
73.22
73.12
72.92
72.76
71.96
70.64
70.55
70.39
69.13
68.86
68.85
68.42
68.31
68.25
68.05
67.41
67.29
66.84
66.54
66.49
66.26
65.94
65.63
65.10
64.79
64.69
63.99
63.86
63.57
63.22
63.09
63.08
62.58
62.47
62.22
61.71
60.92
60.75
60.41
60.32
59.47
59.32
59.14
57.66
57.18
56.31
55.94
55.51
55.16
52.99
52.25
52.18
52.15
51.29
50.40
49.90
49.56
49.54
49.17
47.68
46.77
46.33
44.82
44.81
44.53
43.77
43.54
43.33
43.30
43.26
42.91
41.66
41.54
40.90
40.63
38.40
38.32
37.85
32.84
29.27
26.78
25.08
17.87
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