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 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 | 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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.53 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 604.19 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 381.24 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Broad money 41.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4.47 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -29,041 (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 169 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.