Bank concentration in Sweden
Sweden: Bank concentration was 89.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Sweden stood at 89.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Sweden peaked at 97.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 39th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 93.0% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.2% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.6% | 90.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 125.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.14 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 10.22 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 586.57 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 125.3% (2024)
- Broad money 77.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 125.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 9.82 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 47,079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Sweden?
- Bank concentration in Sweden was 89.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for bank concentration?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.