Bank concentration in Belarus

Belarus: Bank concentration was 68.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
68.9%
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
94th
of 169 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2002
All-time low
50.1%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Bank concentration in Belarus, 2000–2021

0204060801002000201020212000: 88.7 %2001: 89.7 %2002: 98.3 %2003: 87.4 %2004: 86.2 %2005: 84.5 %2006: 73.8 %2007: 88 %2008: 81.7 %2009: 81.2 %2010: 64.5 %2011: 64.9 %2012: 68.8 %2013: 68.6 %2014: 77.1 %2015: 59.9 %2016: 58.1 %2017: 54.1 %2018: 51.6 %2019: 50.1 %2020: 50.6 %2021: 68.9 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Bank concentration (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,296 data points, 2000–2021
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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.