Bank concentration in Egypt
Egypt: Bank concentration was 74.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Egypt is 74.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Egypt peaked at 74.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2007.
That places Egypt 75th 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 | 58.5% | 53.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 55.9% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 67.8% | 74.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 25.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.36 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 18.29 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 25.8% (2025)
- Broad money 77.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 48.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 25.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 49.23 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -57,305 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Egypt?
- Bank concentration in Egypt was 74.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2007.
- How does Egypt rank for bank concentration?
- Egypt ranks 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.