Bank concentration in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bank concentration was 64.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 64.7% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Guatemala peaked at 67.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 111th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 | 51.7% | 29.5% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.6% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.7% | 64.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 471.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 220.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.7% (2025)
- Broad money 60.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 37.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 7.68 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -7,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Guatemala?
- Bank concentration in Guatemala was 64.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for bank concentration?
- Guatemala ranks 111th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.