Bank concentration in Lithuania
Lithuania: Bank concentration was 98.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Lithuania, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 98.7% for bank concentration in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Lithuania peaked at 98.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2010.
Lithuania ranks 23rd 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.8% | — |
| 2001 | 83.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 98.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 98.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.9%, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 71.3% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 68.0% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More financial sector data for Lithuania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 53.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4093 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 39.08 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 53.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4093 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Lithuania?
- Bank concentration in Lithuania was 98.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2010.
- How does Lithuania rank for bank concentration?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.