Bank concentration in Botswana
Botswana: Bank concentration was 75.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 75.8% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Botswana peaked at 96.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2019.
Botswana ranks 72nd of 169 countries on this measure, 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 | 82.8% | 74.2% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 62.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 65.8% | 75.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.76 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 119.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 60.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Broad money 44.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 13.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Botswana?
- Bank concentration in Botswana was 75.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for bank concentration?
- Botswana ranks 72nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.