Bank concentration (%) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Bank concentration (%) was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Bank concentration in South Sudan, 2009–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in South Sudan is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in South Sudan peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 95.7%, in 2010.
South Sudan ranks 1st of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Bank concentration (%) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 100.0% | — |
| 2010 | 95.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.9%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.1%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 95.7% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0%
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Chad 100.0% compare
- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Eswatini 100.0% compare
- 1 Fiji 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
- 1 Liberia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0%
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Suriname 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Yemen 100.0% compare
More financial sector data for South Sudan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -77.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 0.803 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1.02 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in South Sudan?
- Bank concentration in South Sudan was 100.0% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2010.
- How does South Sudan rank for bank concentration?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.