Bank concentration in Laos
Laos: Bank concentration was 63.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Laos, 2008–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 63.1% for bank concentration in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Laos peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2021.
Laos ranks 117th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 75.9% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 63.1% | 79.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More financial sector data for Laos
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 20.9% (2010)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 15.71 trillion current LCU (2010)
- Net foreign assets 6.26 trillion current LCU (2010)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 20.9% (2010)
- Broad money 36.2% (2010)
- Claims on central government, etc. -0.9% (2010)
- Domestic credit to private sector 20.9% (2010)
- Official exchange rate 20,167 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -10,645 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Laos?
- Bank concentration in Laos was 63.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for bank concentration?
- Laos ranks 117th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.