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 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 48.4% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.29 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 178.66 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 77.54 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 48.5% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 48.5% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 16,636 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 121.48 base year varies by country (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 169 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.