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 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 88.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 88.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.9%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -36.8% | 87.1% | 55.1% |
| 2003 | +28.2% | 55.1% | 70.6% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 174.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 127.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 174.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (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 170 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.