Bank concentration in Switzerland
Switzerland: Bank concentration was 65.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 65.6% for bank concentration in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Switzerland peaked at 94.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 91.1% | 86.5% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 66.7% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.6% | 65.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 167.8% (2016)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.2 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.18 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 506.31 billion current LCU (2016)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 167.8% (2016)
- Broad money 181.9% (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 4.2% (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector 167.8% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 0.8314 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 37,253 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Switzerland?
- Bank concentration in Switzerland was 65.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for bank concentration?
- Switzerland ranks 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.