5-bank asset concentration in Namibia
Namibia: 5-bank asset concentration was 100 in 2020. ▬ Flat
5-bank asset concentration in Namibia, 2005–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
The most recent figure for 5-bank asset concentration in Namibia is 100, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 5-bank asset concentration in Namibia peaked at 100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 96.85, in 2008.
That places Namibia 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
5-bank asset concentration in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | — |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.85 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 97.7 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 97.74 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.63 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.68 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.33 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 98.93 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.84 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.86 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.92 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100 | +1.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.23, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.9, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.91 | 96.85 | 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.69 | 97.63 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Burundi 100 compare
- 1 Cameroon 100 compare
- 1 Cuba 100
- 1 Curacao 100 compare
- 1 Fiji 100 compare
- 1 Mali 100 compare
- 1 Myanmar 100 compare
- 1 Qatar 100 compare
- 1 Senegal 100 compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 100 compare
- 1 Sudan 100 compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100 compare
- 1 Yemen 100 compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 100 compare
More financial sector data for Namibia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 5-bank asset concentration in Namibia?
- 5-bank asset concentration in Namibia was 100 in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.85 in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for 5-bank asset concentration?
- Namibia ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 5-bank asset concentration rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of 5-bank asset concentration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for five largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 5 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.