Bank concentration in Montenegro
Montenegro: Bank concentration was 83.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Montenegro, 2003–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 83.2% for bank concentration in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Montenegro peaked at 83.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2017.
Montenegro ranks 53rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 68.6% | 82.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 47.7% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 73.1% | 83.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More financial sector data for Montenegro
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 50.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.95 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 3.65 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 1.81 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 45.3% (2024)
- Broad money 58.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 0.6% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 45.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -9,279 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Montenegro?
- Bank concentration in Montenegro was 83.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for bank concentration?
- Montenegro ranks 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.