Bank concentration in Argentina
Argentina: Bank concentration was 52.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Argentina, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Argentina is 52.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Argentina peaked at 54.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2000.
That places Argentina 140th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 32.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 32.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 44.8% | 52.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Argentina
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 15.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.05 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 331.61 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.45 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 15.8% (2025)
- Broad money 26.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1,241 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 2,859 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Argentina?
- Bank concentration in Argentina was 52.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for bank concentration?
- Argentina ranks 140th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.