Bank concentration in Spain
Spain: Bank concentration was 72.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Spain, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 72.0% for bank concentration in 2021.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Spain peaked at 97.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 2011.
Spain ranks 87th 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 | 76.4% | 64.9% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 56.3% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 63.8% | 72.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More financial sector data for Spain
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.4% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.02 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.14 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 162.97 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 74.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 74.2% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 96,630 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.8 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Spain?
- Bank concentration in Spain was 72.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for bank concentration?
- Spain ranks 87th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.