Bank concentration in Jordan
Jordan: Bank concentration was 63.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Jordan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Jordan stood at 63.1%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Jordan peaked at 97.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2021.
That places Jordan 116th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.5% | — |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | -2.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 63.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 63.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.5%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 91.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 64.7% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 63.1% | 64.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More financial sector data for Jordan
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1013 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 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 Jordan?
- Bank concentration in Jordan was 63.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for bank concentration?
- Jordan ranks 116th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.