Bank concentration in Rwanda
Rwanda: Bank concentration was 62.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Rwanda, 2001–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Rwanda stood at 62.2%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Rwanda peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2017.
Rwanda ranks 121st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 62.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 57.5% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 61.3% | 62.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.18 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.85 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.22 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Broad money 26.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 0.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1,428 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 6,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Rwanda?
- Bank concentration in Rwanda was 62.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for bank concentration?
- Rwanda ranks 121st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.