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 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank concentration (%) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.9% | — |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | -55.1% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | +2.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 40.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.4%, 59% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 40.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.5%, 55% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration (%) in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -55.1% | 95.3% | 42.8% |
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
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0005 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 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 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 170 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.