5-bank asset concentration in Taiwan
Taiwan: 5-bank asset concentration was 38.21 in 2021. ▼ Falling
5-bank asset concentration in Taiwan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, 5-bank asset concentration in Taiwan stood at 38.21.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 5-bank asset concentration in Taiwan peaked at 91.76 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.21, in 2014.
Taiwan ranks 149th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
5-bank asset concentration in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.6 | — |
| 2001 | 66.97 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 73.48 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 79.84 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 79.38 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 91.76 | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 38.48 | -58.1% |
| 2012 | 37.96 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.4 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 36.21 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 43.52 | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 42.78 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.12 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 39.11 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 39.08 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 38.37 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 38.21 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 5-bank asset concentration in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -58.1% | 91.76 | 38.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.84 | 63.6 | 91.76 | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.63 | 36.21 | 43.52 | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.29 | 38.21 | 38.37 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 146 United States 49.68 compare
- 147 Vietnam 48.34 compare
- 148 Iraq 44.97 compare
- 150 Bangladesh 35.23 compare
- 151 Nepal 27.19 compare
More financial sector data for Taiwan
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 477.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 43.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 439.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 439.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 483.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 443.58 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.5002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 5-bank asset concentration in Taiwan?
- 5-bank asset concentration in Taiwan was 38.21 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.76 in 2005.
- What is the lowest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.21 in 2014.
- How does Taiwan rank for 5-bank asset concentration?
- Taiwan ranks 149th out of 151 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 5-bank asset concentration rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.