Bank concentration in Qatar
Qatar: Bank concentration was 96.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank concentration in Qatar, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Qatar is 96.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Qatar peaked at 96.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2009.
Qatar ranks 26th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.3% | 83.3% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 84.8% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 92.5% | 96.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More financial sector data for Qatar
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 126.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.45 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.54 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets -243.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 126.8% (2025)
- Broad money 94.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 31.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 126.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 3.64 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 36,288 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Qatar?
- Bank concentration in Qatar was 96.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2009.
- How does Qatar rank for bank concentration?
- Qatar ranks 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.