Bank concentration in Belize
Belize: Bank concentration was 85.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Belize, 2001–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 85.9% for bank concentration in 2020.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Belize peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2018.
Belize ranks 44th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 83.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 82.9% | 88.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More financial sector data for Belize
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 42.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.49 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 4.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.64 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Broad money 77.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 360 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Belize?
- Bank concentration in Belize was 85.9% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for bank concentration?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.