Bank concentration in Myanmar
Myanmar: Bank concentration was 91.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Myanmar, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 91.0% for bank concentration in 2021.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Myanmar peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2019.
Myanmar ranks 37th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 76.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 81.2% | 91.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More financial sector data for Myanmar
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.0% (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.29 (2019)
- Net domestic credit 60.94 trillion current LCU (2020)
- Net foreign assets 12.75 trillion current LCU (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 29.0% (2020)
- Broad money 69.2% (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. 26.1% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.0% (2020)
- Official exchange rate 1,382 LCU per US$, period average (2020)
- Net migration -39,661 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Myanmar?
- Bank concentration in Myanmar was 91.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for bank concentration?
- Myanmar ranks 37th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.