Bank concentration in Netherlands
Netherlands: Bank concentration was 88.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Netherlands, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 88.3% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Netherlands peaked at 91.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 55.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 77.3% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More financial sector data for Netherlands
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 85.5% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.73 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.65 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 352,068.00 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 82.4% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 82.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 104,681 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 126.58 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Netherlands?
- Bank concentration in Netherlands was 88.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for bank concentration?
- Netherlands ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.