5-bank asset concentration in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: 5-bank asset concentration was 100 in 2021. ▼ Falling
5-bank asset concentration in Zimbabwe, 2009–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
In 2021, 5-bank asset concentration in Zimbabwe stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 5-bank asset concentration in Zimbabwe peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.65, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.78 | 87.78 | 87.78 | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.64 | 66.65 | 85.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.87 | 75.74 | 100 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Burundi 100 compare
- 1 Cameroon 100 compare
- 1 Cuba 100 compare
- 1 Curacao 100 compare
- 1 Fiji 100 compare
- 1 Mali 100 compare
- 1 Myanmar 100 compare
- 1 Namibia 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
More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 6.5% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.5194 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.59 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 1.55 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Broad money 11.2% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 1.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 26.6 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -54,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 5-bank asset concentration in Zimbabwe?
- 5-bank asset concentration in Zimbabwe was 100 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.65 in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for 5-bank asset concentration?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 5-bank asset concentration rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.