Banking system concentration - Country rankings

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

The average for 2021 based on 40 countries was 71.32 percent.The highest value was in Iceland: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 41.66 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
Iceland 100 1 2000 - 2021
Lithuania 98.73 2 2000 - 2021
North Macedonia 97.39 3 2000 - 2021
Finland 92.57 4 2000 - 2021
Greece 92.39 5 2004 - 2021
Estonia 91.37 6 2000 - 2021
Sweden 89.63 7 2000 - 2021
Malta 89.44 8 2000 - 2021
Netherlands 88.29 9 2000 - 2021
Cyprus 84.82 10 2000 - 2021
Montenegro 83.19 11 2003 - 2021
Denmark 81.78 12 2000 - 2021
Germany 79.43 13 2000 - 2021
Slovakia 78.92 14 2000 - 2021
Latvia 74.56 15 2000 - 2021
Albania 74.01 16 2000 - 2021
Ireland 73.75 17 2000 - 2021
Spain 71.96 18 2000 - 2021
Moldova 70.64 19 2000 - 2021
Belarus 68.86 20 2000 - 2021
Portugal 68.85 21 2000 - 2021
Belgium 68.05 22 2000 - 2021
Romania 67.41 23 2000 - 2021
Croatia 66.84 24 2000 - 2021
Slovenia 66.49 25 2000 - 2021
France 66.26 26 2000 - 2021
Switzerland 65.63 27 2000 - 2021
Austria 64.79 28 2000 - 2021
Bulgaria 63.99 29 2000 - 2021
Ukraine 63.57 30 2000 - 2021
Czechia 63.22 31 2000 - 2021
Italy 62.58 32 2000 - 2021
Hungary 60.92 33 2000 - 2021
Russia 50.4 34 2000 - 2021
Poland 49.9 35 2000 - 2021
Serbia 47.68 36 2000 - 2021
Turkey 46.77 37 2000 - 2021
Luxembourg 43.26 38 2000 - 2021
UK 42.91 39 2000 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 41.66 40 2000 - 2021

Economic outlook around the world

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.
1. Iceland
2. Lithuania
3. North Macedonia
4. Finland
5. Greece
6. Estonia
7. Sweden
8. Malta
9. Netherlands
10. Cyprus
11. Montenegro
12. Denmark
13. Germany
14. Slovakia
15. Latvia
16. Albania
17. Ireland
18. Spain
19. Moldova
20. Belarus
21. Portugal
22. Belgium
23. Romania
24. Croatia
25. Slovenia
26. France
27. Switzerland
28. Austria
29. Bulgaria
30. Ukraine
31. Czechia
32. Italy
33. Hungary
34. Russia
35. Poland
36. Serbia
37. Turkey
38. Luxembourg
39. UK
40. Bosnia & Herz.
100.00
98.73
97.39
92.57
92.39
91.37
89.63
89.44
88.29
84.82
83.19
81.78
79.43
78.92
74.56
74.01
73.75
71.96
70.64
68.86
68.85
68.05
67.41
66.84
66.49
66.26
65.63
64.79
63.99
63.57
63.22
62.58
60.92
50.40
49.90
47.68
46.77
43.26
42.91
41.66
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