Bank concentration in Colombia
Colombia: Bank concentration was 73.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 73.8% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Colombia peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2003.
That places Colombia 78th 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 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 51.3% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 61.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 63.4% | 73.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 75 Egypt 74.5% compare
- 76 El Salvador 74.4% compare
- 77 Albania 74.0% compare
- 80 Cape Verde 73.6% compare
- 81 Benin 73.5% compare
More financial sector data for Colombia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.3 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 970.94 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 241.28 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.9% (2025)
- Broad money 43.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4,053 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 129,139 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Colombia?
- Bank concentration in Colombia was 73.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for bank concentration?
- Colombia ranks 78th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.