Bank concentration (%) in Romania
Romania: Bank concentration (%) was 67.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Romania, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 67.4% for bank concentration in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Romania peaked at 75.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2010.
Romania ranks 100th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.2% | — |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 71.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 67.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Romania's 67.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.9%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 59.6% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 54.6% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 66.4% | 67.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More financial sector data for Romania
- 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 units per person (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 units per person (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 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Romania?
- Bank concentration in Romania was 67.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for bank concentration?
- Romania ranks 100th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.