Bank concentration in Libya
Libya: Bank concentration was 96.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Libya, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 96.5% for bank concentration in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Libya peaked at 96.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2019.
That places Libya 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.2% | — |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +47.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 96.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 96.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.5%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 70.4% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 65.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More financial sector data for Libya
- 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 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 74.95 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 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 54.73 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 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 74.95 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 Libya?
- Bank concentration in Libya was 96.5% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2019.
- How does Libya rank for bank concentration?
- Libya ranks 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.