Bank concentration in Vietnam
Vietnam: Bank concentration was 37.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Vietnam, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 37.9% for bank concentration in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Vietnam peaked at 84.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2021.
That places Vietnam 165th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 | 64.8% | 37.9% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 37.9% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 37.9% | 38.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More financial sector data for Vietnam
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 125.0% (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.37 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 12,108.30 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Net foreign assets -534.88 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 125.0% (2022)
- Broad money 136.3% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 0.9% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector 125.0% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 24,165 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -48,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Vietnam?
- Bank concentration in Vietnam was 37.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for bank concentration?
- Vietnam ranks 165th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.