Bank concentration in Singapore

Singapore: Bank concentration was 80.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
80.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
60th
of 169 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2003
All-time low
79.2%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Bank concentration in Singapore, 2000–2021

0204060801002000201020212000: 92.9 %2001: 95.9 %2002: 98.3 %2003: 100 %2004: 99.3 %2005: 94.8 %2006: 85.2 %2007: 84.9 %2008: 94.1 %2009: 88.8 %2010: 89.7 %2011: 89.9 %2012: 89.9 %2013: 86.7 %2014: 87.6 %2015: 87.2 %2016: 85 %2017: 82.5 %2018: 80.3 %2019: 79.2 %2020: 81 %2021: 80.8 %

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 80.8% for bank concentration in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank concentration in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2019.

Singapore ranks 60th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.4% 84.9% 100.0% 10
2010s 85.8% 79.2% 89.9% 10
2020s 80.9% 80.8% 81.0% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank concentration in Singapore?
Bank concentration in Singapore was 80.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2019.
How does Singapore rank for bank concentration?
Singapore ranks 60th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
Is bank concentration rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Singapore 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

Indicator
Bank concentration (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,296 data points, 2000–2021
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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.