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 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank concentration (%) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.9% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +26.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 87.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 87.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.5%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration (%) in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +26.2% | 69.2% | 87.4% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 14.63 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 10.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 14.63 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (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 170 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.