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 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +73.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 99.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.4%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.5%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +73.1% | 57.6% | 99.7% |
| 2020 | +34.9% | 42.7% | 57.6% |
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
- 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 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 170 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.