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 169 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 31.57 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 57.75 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 501.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.5% (2025)
- Broad money 64.4% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. -0.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 12.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 5.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -172 (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 169 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.