Bank concentration in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Bank concentration was 51.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Ethiopia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Ethiopia is 51.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Ethiopia peaked at 97.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 84.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 60.9% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 51.3% | 76.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More financial sector data for Ethiopia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 17.6% (2008)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.78 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 92.23 billion current LCU (2008)
- Net foreign assets 13.12 billion current LCU (2008)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 17.7% (2008)
- Broad money 34.0% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. 14.8% (2008)
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.7% (2008)
- Official exchange rate 82.6 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration 24,054 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Ethiopia?
- Bank concentration in Ethiopia was 51.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for bank concentration?
- Ethiopia ranks 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.