Bank concentration (%) in Yemen
Yemen: Bank concentration (%) was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Yemen, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Yemen is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2003.
That places Yemen 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank concentration (%) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.7% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +13.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.9%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.5%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.7% | 75.9% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 87.1% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
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- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
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- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Eswatini 100.0% compare
- 1 Fiji 100.0% compare
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- 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
- 1 Liberia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0%
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 South Sudan 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Suriname 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
More financial sector data for Yemen
- 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 (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0003 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 (2018)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 Yemen?
- Bank concentration in Yemen was 100.0% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for bank concentration?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.