Bank concentration in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bank concentration was 41.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Paraguay stood at 41.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Paraguay peaked at 59.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 160th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 50.3% | 44.4% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 43.3% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 158 United Kingdom 42.9% compare
- 159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.7% compare
- 161 India 40.9% compare
- 162 Pakistan 40.6% compare
- 163 United States 38.4% compare
More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.55 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 197.45 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 55.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.7% (2025)
- Broad money 52.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -4.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 7,545 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -12,423 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Paraguay?
- Bank concentration in Paraguay was 41.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for bank concentration?
- Paraguay ranks 160th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.