Bank concentration in Algeria
Algeria: Bank concentration was 87.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Algeria, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank concentration in Algeria stood at 87.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Algeria peaked at 87.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2016.
Algeria ranks 43rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 71.0% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 64.0% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More financial sector data for Algeria
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 16.53 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 28.47 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 9.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 19.6% (2025)
- Broad money 73.5% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 42.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 131.61 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,531 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Algeria?
- Bank concentration in Algeria was 87.4% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2016.
- How does Algeria rank for bank concentration?
- Algeria ranks 43rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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.