Bank concentration in Brazil
Brazil: Bank concentration was 70.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Brazil is 70.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Brazil peaked at 75.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 90th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 38.7% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 49.4% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 75.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.42 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 17.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Broad money 118.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 55.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 5.59 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -217,283 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Brazil?
- Bank concentration in Brazil was 70.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for bank concentration?
- Brazil ranks 90th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.