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 170 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.
Bank concentration in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.4% | — |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +63.9% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 64.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 89% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Austria's 64.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.9%, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +63.9% | 42.5% | 69.7% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.04 % 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 151.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.83 % 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 110.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.04 % 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 151.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (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 170 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.