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 16 countries was 70.62 percent. The highest value was in Barbados: 100 percent and the lowest value was in the USA: 38.4 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
Bermuda 96.63 2 2003 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 92.56 3 2000 - 2021
Haiti 85.62 4 2003 - 2021
Nicaragua 83.98 5 2000 - 2021
Jamaica 83.4 6 2002 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 78.12 7 2000 - 2021
El Salvador 74.45 8 2000 - 2021
Guatemala 64.69 9 2000 - 2021
Honduras 61.71 10 2000 - 2021
Canada 60.75 11 2000 - 2021
Bahamas 60.41 12 2000 - 2021
Costa Rica 55.94 13 2000 - 2021
Mexico 49.54 14 2000 - 2021
Panama 43.77 15 2000 - 2021
USA 38.4 16 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. Bermuda
3. Tr.&Tobago
4. Haiti
5. Nicaragua
6. Jamaica
7. Domin. Rep.
8. El Salvador
9. Guatemala
10. Honduras
11. Canada
12. Bahamas
13. Costa Rica
14. Mexico
15. Panama
16. USA
100.00
96.63
92.56
85.62
83.98
83.40
78.12
74.45
64.69
61.71
60.75
60.41
55.94
49.54
43.77
38.40
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