Bank concentration (%) in Iraq
Iraq: Bank concentration (%) was 29.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Iraq, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Iraq is 29.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.0% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Iraq peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2021.
Iraq ranks 167th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank concentration (%) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100.0% | — |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -67.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 29.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 29.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.5%, 39% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration (%) in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -67.0% | 88.8% | 29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 83.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 66.9% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 29.3% | 88.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More financial sector data for Iraq
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 8.44 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.17 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 8.44 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 Iraq?
- Bank concentration in Iraq was 29.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for bank concentration?
- Iraq ranks 167th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.