Bank concentration in Portugal
Portugal: Bank concentration was 68.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 68.9% for bank concentration in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Portugal peaked at 97.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 95th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 68.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 94% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 68.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.9%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.7% | 71.0% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 64.9% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 68.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 92 Sierra Leone 69.9% compare
- 93 Australia 69.1% compare
- 94 Belarus 68.9% compare
- 96 Angola 68.4% compare
- 97 Cote d'Ivoire 68.3% compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 68.2% compare
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 19.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 67.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 13.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 49.04 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 19.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 67.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 13.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Portugal?
- Bank concentration in Portugal was 68.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for bank concentration?
- Portugal ranks 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.