Bank concentration in Czechia

Czechia: Bank concentration was 63.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
63.2%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
115th
of 169 countries
All-time high
71.4%
in 2001
All-time low
59.4%
in 2014
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Bank concentration in Czechia, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 65.1 %2001: 71.4 %2002: 70.9 %2003: 67.6 %2004: 65.6 %2005: 69 %2006: 67.6 %2007: 66.8 %2008: 68 %2009: 64.3 %2010: 65.3 %2011: 65.2 %2012: 63.1 %2013: 60.6 %2014: 59.4 %2015: 61.2 %2016: 60.9 %2017: 62.5 %2018: 63.3 %2019: 63.5 %2020: 63.6 %2021: 63.2 %

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 63.2% for bank concentration in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank concentration in Czechia peaked at 71.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2014.

Czechia ranks 115th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.6% 64.3% 71.4% 10
2010s 62.5% 59.4% 65.3% 10
2020s 63.4% 63.2% 63.6% 2

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 112 Bulgaria 64.0% compare
  2. 113 Oman 63.9% compare
  3. 114 Ukraine 63.6% compare
  4. 116 Jordan 63.1% compare
  5. 117 Laos 63.1% compare
  6. 118 Italy 62.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank concentration in Czechia?
Bank concentration in Czechia was 63.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2014.
How does Czechia rank for bank concentration?
Czechia ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
Is bank concentration rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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

Indicator
Bank concentration (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,296 data points, 2000–2021
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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.