Bank concentration in Liberia
Liberia: Bank concentration was 100.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Liberia, 2015–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 100.0% for bank concentration in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
That places Liberia 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Bank concentration in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94.5% | — |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +24.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.9%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.1%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.2% | 74.2% | 94.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 80.4% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0%
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0%
- 1 Chad 100.0%
- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Eswatini 100.0% compare
- 1 Fiji 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 South Sudan 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0%
- 1 Suriname 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Yemen 100.0% compare
More financial sector data for Liberia
- 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 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.73 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 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.64 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 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.73 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 Liberia?
- Bank concentration in Liberia was 100.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for bank concentration?
- Liberia ranks 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.