Bank concentration in Guyana
Guyana: Bank concentration was 72.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 72.9% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Guyana peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2017.
That places Guyana 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 72.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 100% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 72.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.8%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 70.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.6% | 72.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More financial sector data for Guyana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Guyana?
- Bank concentration in Guyana was 72.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2017.
- How does Guyana rank for bank concentration?
- Guyana ranks 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.