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 170 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.
Bank concentration in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +35.2% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 64.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 64.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.8%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +35.2% | 29.5% | 40.0% |
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
- 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.01 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.93 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.01 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 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 170 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.