Bank concentration in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Bank concentration was 60.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Kazakhstan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 60.3% for bank concentration in 2021.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Kazakhstan peaked at 77.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2013.
Kazakhstan ranks 126th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 | 66.6% | 52.1% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 42.4% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 54.4% | 60.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More financial sector data for Kazakhstan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 25.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.39 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 56.57 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 33.54 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 25.9% (2025)
- Broad money 33.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 521.03 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -8,834 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Kazakhstan?
- Bank concentration in Kazakhstan was 60.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2013.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for bank concentration?
- Kazakhstan ranks 126th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.