Bank concentration in Niger
Niger: Bank concentration was 59.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Niger, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Niger is 59.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Niger peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2017.
That places Niger 127th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -38.8% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | -2.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 59.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 77.9%, 77% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 59.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.1%, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -38.8% | 100.0% | 61.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 74.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 59.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More financial sector data for Niger
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9039 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Niger?
- Bank concentration in Niger was 59.7% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for bank concentration?
- Niger ranks 127th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.