Bank concentration in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Bank concentration was 65.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Afghanistan, 2006–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Afghanistan stood at 65.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Afghanistan peaked at 97.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2016.
Afghanistan ranks 109th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 | 88.1% | 73.1% | 97.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 51.8% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 58.7% | 65.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 3.0% (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports 16.63 (2020)
- Net domestic credit -79.38 billion current LCU (2020)
- Net foreign assets 871.66 billion current LCU (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 3.1% (2020)
- Broad money 37.5% (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. -8.3% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 3.1% (2020)
- Official exchange rate 76.81 LCU per US$, period average (2020)
- Net migration -74,404 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Afghanistan?
- Bank concentration in Afghanistan was 65.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for bank concentration?
- Afghanistan ranks 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.