Bank concentration in Italy
Italy: Bank concentration was 62.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Italy, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Italy stood at 62.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Italy peaked at 84.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2005.
Italy ranks 118th 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 | 56.8% | 32.3% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 60.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 62.6% | 65.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.2% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.67 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 3.11 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -417,852.00 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 60.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 50.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 60.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 75,448 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 115.8 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Italy?
- Bank concentration in Italy was 62.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for bank concentration?
- Italy ranks 118th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.