Bank concentration in Austria
Austria: Bank concentration was 64.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 64.8% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Austria peaked at 73.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2014.
That places Austria 110th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 52.7% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 42.5% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 64.3% | 64.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More financial sector data for Austria
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 81.5% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.8 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 587.58 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 113.77 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 81.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.7% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 81.8% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 11,254 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 123.03 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Austria?
- Bank concentration in Austria was 64.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for bank concentration?
- Austria ranks 110th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.