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 169 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 77.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.14 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 333.86 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 17.91 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 16,472 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 125.87 base year varies by country (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 169 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.