Bank concentration in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank concentration was 99.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Lebanon is 99.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 73.1% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Lebanon peaked at 99.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2017.
Lebanon ranks 21st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 45.6% | 40.8% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 39.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 57.6% | 99.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 102.2% (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.6 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 160.19 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Net foreign assets 51.57 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Broad money 260.6% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.1% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Official exchange rate 89,500 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -10,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Lebanon?
- Bank concentration in Lebanon was 99.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2017.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank concentration?
- Lebanon ranks 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.