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 169 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 71.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.79 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 47.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 15.24 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 71.3% (2025)
- Broad money 104.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 71.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.71 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -303,267 (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 169 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.