Bank concentration (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Bank concentration (%) was 43.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Cambodia, 2002–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 43.5% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Cambodia peaked at 92.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 154th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank concentration (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 92.6% | — |
| 2003 | 64.6% | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +3.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 43.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.4%, 64% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 43.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.7%, 77% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration (%) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -30.2% | 92.6% | 64.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 59.9% | 92.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 39.2% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.0% | 43.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More financial sector data for Cambodia
- 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.68 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.23 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.68 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 Cambodia?
- Bank concentration in Cambodia was 43.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for bank concentration?
- Cambodia ranks 154th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.