Bank concentration in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Bank concentration was 62.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 62.5% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Hong Kong, China peaked at 98.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2019.
That places Hong Kong, China 119th 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 74.6% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 66.3% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 57.5% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.8% | 62.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.35 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 213.69 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 312.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 317.08 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 317.18 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 317.18 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Hong Kong, China?
- Bank concentration in Hong Kong, China was 62.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2019.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for bank concentration?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 119th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.