5-bank asset concentration in New Zealand
New Zealand: 5-bank asset concentration was 87.82 in 2021. βΌ Falling
5-bank asset concentration in New Zealand, 2006β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 87.82 for 5-bank asset concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 5-bank asset concentration in New Zealand peaked at 100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.63, in 2015.
That places New Zealand 73rd out of 150 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.53 | 96.12 | 100 | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.71 | 86.63 | 96.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.68 | 87.53 | 87.82 | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 70 Dominican Republic 88.2 compare
- 71 Republic of Korea 87.96 compare
- 72 Albania 87.86 compare
- 74 Peru 87.59 compare
- 75 El Salvador 87.27 compare
- 76 Niger 86.55 compare
More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 120,241 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 18.09 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,861 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 5-bank asset concentration in New Zealand?
- 5-bank asset concentration in New Zealand was 87.82 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2006.
- What is the lowest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.63 in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for 5-bank asset concentration?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 5-bank asset concentration rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.