Bank concentration in Belarus
Belarus: Bank concentration was 68.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Belarus, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Belarus stood at 68.9%.
That represents a change of up 36.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Belarus peaked at 98.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2019.
That places Belarus 94th 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 | 86.0% | 73.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 50.1% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 50.6% | 68.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More financial sector data for Belarus
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 24.1% (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.04 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 60.23 billion current LCU (2021)
- Net foreign assets 11.41 billion current LCU (2021)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 24.1% (2021)
- Broad money 30.7% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. -5.8% (2021)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.2% (2021)
- Official exchange rate 3.07 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -3,020 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Belarus?
- Bank concentration in Belarus was 68.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for bank concentration?
- Belarus ranks 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.