Bank concentration in Mozambique
Mozambique: Bank concentration was 78.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Mozambique is 78.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Mozambique peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2020.
Mozambique ranks 66th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.1% | 88.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 76.3% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 75.3% | 78.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More financial sector data for Mozambique
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 17.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.44 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 594.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 252.90 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 18.3% (2025)
- Broad money 59.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 18.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 63.91 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -65,573 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Mozambique?
- Bank concentration in Mozambique was 78.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for bank concentration?
- Mozambique ranks 66th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.