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 170 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.
Bank concentration (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.9% | — |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -2.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 37.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 37.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.7%, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 170 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.