Bank concentration in Greece
Greece: Bank concentration was 92.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Greece, 2004–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Greece stood at 92.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Greece peaked at 98.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2006.
Greece ranks 34th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 88.4% | — |
| 2005 | 68.9% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 92.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 92.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.9%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.4% | 76.5% | 98.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 61.8% | 88.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 66.0% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.4% | 93.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More financial sector data for Greece
- 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 Greece?
- Bank concentration in Greece was 92.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for bank concentration?
- Greece ranks 34th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.