Bank concentration (%) in Australia
Australia: Bank concentration (%) was 69.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 69.1% for bank concentration in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2007.
Australia ranks 93rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank concentration (%) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2% | — |
| 2001 | 74.3% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | -0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 69.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 95% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 69.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.7%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration (%) in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +30.6% | 74.3% | 97.1% |
| 2005 | -28.3% | 100.0% | 71.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 60.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 69.1% | 69.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 61.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Australia?
- Bank concentration in Australia was 69.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2007.
- How does Australia rank for bank concentration?
- Australia ranks 93rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.