Bank concentration in Uganda
Uganda: Bank concentration was 67.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 67.3% for bank concentration in 2021.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Uganda peaked at 69.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2015.
Uganda ranks 101st 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 | 63.7% | 56.3% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 45.0% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 63.6% | 67.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 18.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2025)
- Broad money 22.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Uganda?
- Bank concentration in Uganda was 67.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for bank concentration?
- Uganda ranks 101st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.