Bank concentration in Japan
Japan: Bank concentration was 46.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Japan is 46.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Japan peaked at 46.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2000.
Japan ranks 149th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 32.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.0% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 45.6% | 46.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 115.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 14.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1,825.99 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 70.71 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 116.3% (2025)
- Broad money 246.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 117.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 187.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 149.66 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 140,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Japan?
- Bank concentration in Japan was 46.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for bank concentration?
- Japan ranks 149th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.