Bank concentration in Pakistan
Pakistan: Bank concentration was 40.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Pakistan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 40.6% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Pakistan peaked at 95.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2020.
Pakistan ranks 162nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 62.4% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 41.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 39.7% | 40.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More financial sector data for Pakistan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 10.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.76 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 55.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets -249.12 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 10.7% (2025)
- Broad money 40.9% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 10.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 281.14 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -1.24 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Pakistan?
- Bank concentration in Pakistan was 40.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2020.
- How does Pakistan rank for bank concentration?
- Pakistan ranks 162nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.