Which has higher bank concentration, Japan or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 49.2% against 46.3% in Japan as of 2021.

What is the difference in bank concentration between Japan and Syrian Arab Republic?

2.9%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syrian Arab Republic?

18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank concentration (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Bank concentration

Japan

46.3%

in 2021

Syrian Arab Republic

49.2%

in 2021

Japan rank

149th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

146th

Bank concentration over time

Japan
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 49.2% against 46.3% in Japan, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Japan ranks 149th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 146th of 170 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40.4%	87.6%	47.3%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	44.2%	71.6%	27.3%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	46.0%	46.9%	0.9%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank concentration, Japan or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 49.2% against 46.3% in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank concentration between Japan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 2.9%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Japan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for bank concentration?: Japan ranks 149th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 146th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank concentration (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Bank concentration (%)
Unit: %
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 170 places, 3,314 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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.