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 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.7% | — |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +36.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 68.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 68.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.9%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 170 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.