Bank concentration in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Bank concentration was 73.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 73.2% for bank concentration in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in United Arab Emirates peaked at 73.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2006.
That places United Arab Emirates 82nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 44.1% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 54.0% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.8% | 73.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 68.0% (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.0% (2024)
- Broad money 114.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -5.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 3.67 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 158,634 (2025)
- Claims on central government 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank concentration in United Arab Emirates was 73.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2006.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for bank concentration?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 82nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.