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 170 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.
Bank concentration in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.3% | — |
| 2001 | 52.2% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | +37.7% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +16.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 73.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 73.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +37.7% | 54.5% | 75.1% |
| 2015 | -34.5% | 98.4% | 64.5% |
| 2006 | +33.2% | 75.1% | 100.0% |
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
More financial sector data for Colombia
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.26 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 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 170 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.